A visit to the Rives 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 Rives Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rives Cemetery:
35.0123, -89.2959
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rives Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rives Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Rives Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rives Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rives Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rives Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ambrose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ambrose Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Frnklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Frnklin Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frnklin Cemetery
- Worship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Worship Cemetery is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worship Cemetery
- Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- Mayos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mayos Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Rynehart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rynehart Cemetery is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynehart Cemetery
- LaGrange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The LaGrange Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Bull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cemetery
- Rice Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Chapel Cemetery
- Gorman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gorman Cemetery is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rives Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rives Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forty Five
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Michigan City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Grand Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Hudsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Williston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Atway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atway is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Saulsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Snow Lake Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Hickory Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Somerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newcastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Rossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Taska
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taska is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Cayce
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Piperton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 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 Rives Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rives Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Holly Springs
- La Grange
- Somerville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rives Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Rives Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299541 (Rives Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299541 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moscow SE
- Location given for Rives Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0123127 Lon: -89.2959043
- 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 Fayette, 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 from Point A (ie- Rives 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. |