A visit to the Rucker 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 Rucker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rucker Cemetery:
36.3059, -83.5696
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rucker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rucker Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the east southeast of the Rucker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rucker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Rucker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rucker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clapp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Clapp Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapp Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Moyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Moyer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer Cemetery
- Arnwine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Arnwine Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnwine Cemetery
- Hopson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hopson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Seymoure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Seymoure Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymoure Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Rutledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Rutledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Hopson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hopson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson Cemetery
- Ritter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ritter Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rucker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rucker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Washburn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Lulaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Rutledge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lone Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Bowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wa-Ni Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Head of Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Raven Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Sandlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maples ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Thorn Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Big Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Lea Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Caney Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maynardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Talbott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshalls Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
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 Rucker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rucker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jefferson City
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rucker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger 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 Rucker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1300225 (Rucker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300225 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 465 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dutch Valley
- Location given for Rucker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3059185 Lon: -83.5696266
- 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 Grainger, 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- Rucker 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |