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:
35.9201, -86.3305
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 southwest of the Rucker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Rucker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rucker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Yandell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Yandell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yandell Cemetery
- Rucker - Pitts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
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- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Vaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaugh Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Pitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Pitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Compton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
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- Walterhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Murfreesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Cainsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
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- Dillton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
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- Kittrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
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- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
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- Burns Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
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- Readyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Auburntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Statesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Doaks Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Gladeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
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- Bradyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
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- Burt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
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- Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Vergne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Watertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
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.
- Auburntown
- La Vergne
- Murfreesboro
- Smyrna
- Watertown
- Woodbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 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 #1645908 (Rucker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645908 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: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lascassas
- Location given for Rucker Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9200642 Lon: -86.3305473
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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 '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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |