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:
35.8137, -86.4803
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 Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the east northeast 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 30 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.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brothers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brothers Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Cemetery
- Ransom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ransom Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Beesley Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beesley Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesley Church Cemetery
- The Beesley Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beesley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9118 <5>
- Batey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Snell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Jarratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jarratt Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt Cemetery
- Cocke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Yeargan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Yeargan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeargan Cemetery
- Eagleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Eagleton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Cemetery
- Witherspoon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Witherspoon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon Cemetery
- Ridout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridout Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout Cemetery
- Harp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Harp Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Batey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lytlel - Banks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Snell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell Cemetery
- Primm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Primm Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Cemetery
- Snell - Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Comer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The North Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren 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 Rucker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rucker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Murfreesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Burns Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Leanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Eagleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walterhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- College Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Allisona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Longview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Kittrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Arrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nolensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Vergne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rucker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- La Vergne
- Murfreesboro
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Rutherford 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 #1645907 (Rucker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645907 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murfreesboro
- Location given for Rucker Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8136768 Lon: -86.48027
- 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 Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- 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. |
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