A visit to the Russell 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 Russell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Russell Cemetery:
35.7112, -83.9260
The Russell Cemetery is located in Blount County<1>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Maryville. Maryville lies just to the northwest of the Russell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Russell Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pecks Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pecks Chapel Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Chapel Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Old Piney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Piney Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Piney Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- McGinley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McGinley Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinley Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Laws Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Laws Chapel Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Chapel Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilder Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- College Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The College Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Providence Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence Cemetery
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- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Liberty Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Level Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Level Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Level Cemetery
- East Maryville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The East Maryville Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Maryville Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hamil Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil Cemetery
- Carpenters Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Amerine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Amerine Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amerine Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Holiness Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Centennial Cemetery is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial 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]<2> of the Russell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chelsey Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chelsey Village is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Seaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagleton Village is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Happy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alcoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alcoa is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <5>
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockford is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Binfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brick Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowee is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Bonny Kate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cloyd Creek is also located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Arrowhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Friendsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Kiser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenback
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Dupont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
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 Russell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Russell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Russell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 Russell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1300311 (Russell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300311 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blockhouse
- Location given for Russell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7111952 Lon: -83.9262906
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Russell Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |