A visit to the Ruffian 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 Ruffian Cemetery ...
The Ruffian Cemetery is located in Hardeman County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bartlett Chapel Cemetery
- Bolivar Memorial Cemetery
- The Bolivar Memorial Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bolivar Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bolivar.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1342357 <2>
- Bradford Cemetery
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Cearley Cemetery
- The Cearley Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearley Cemetery
- Cloverport Chapel Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- McLendon Cemetery
- The McLendon Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon Cemetery
- Nuckolls Cemetery
- The Nuckolls Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuckolls Cemetery
- Old Concord Cemetery
- The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Concord Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Polk Cemetery
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Toone Cemetery
- The Toone Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Yarbrough Cemetery
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough 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 Ruffian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bolivar
- Dancyville
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
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- Deanburg
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Denmark
- Eurekaton
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Fayette Corners
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Hickory Valley
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Hillville
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Hornsby
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Malesus
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Masseyville
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
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- Medon
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- Mercer
- Mercer is located in Madison County
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- Middleton
- Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Newcastle
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
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- Pinson
- Rogers Springs
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
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- Rose Creek
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Shandy
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Silerton
- Silerton is located in Chester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Toone
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Vildo
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
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- Whiteville
- Woodland
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
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 Ruffian Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hardeman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruffian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Ruffian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hardeman 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 Ruffian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1300240 (Ruffian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300240 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: Hardeman
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bolivar East
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hardeman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Ruffian Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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