A visit to the Rivers Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Rivers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rivers Cemetery:
35.8787, -86.7514
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rivers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rivers Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the west northwest of the Rivers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rivers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Rivers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rivers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Halfacre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Halfacre Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfacre Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Nolen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nolen Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolen Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The House Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Halfacre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Halfacre Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfacre Cemetery
- Gosey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gosey Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosey Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Beal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beal Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Herbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Herbert Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Nolen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nolen Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolen Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Nolen - Hyde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nolen - Hyde Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolen - Hyde Cemetery
- Guthrie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Crafton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crafton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rivers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rivers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clovercroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Peytonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Nolensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- College Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Allisona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Wrencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Southall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Thompson's Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <5>
- Duplex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Eagleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Forest Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Whispering Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Burwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Holts Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Forest Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- La Vergne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Leipers Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Rivers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rivers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Franklin
- La Vergne
- Nolensville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Rivers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Williamson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Rivers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1323334 (Rivers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1323334 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Franklin
- Location given for Rivers Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8786751 Lon: -86.7513876
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rivers Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |