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:
35.7165, -83.9132
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Russell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Russell Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
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 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Russell Cemetery.<4>
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 northwest)
- Pecks Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pecks Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Chapel Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Simerly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Simerly Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simerly Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Piney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Piney Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Piney Cemetery
- Laws Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Laws Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Chapel Cemetery
- Piney Level Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Level Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Level Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- East Maryville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- College Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The College Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
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- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Amerine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Amerine Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amerine Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Holiness Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Centennial Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Liberty Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sixmile Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Cemetery
- The Sixmile Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sixmile Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18570 <5>
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Rocky Branch MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> 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 west)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Seaton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Sixmile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Maryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Happy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Alcoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Binfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Big Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Brick Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Bonny Kate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Chilhowee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Friendsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Greenback
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Wear Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Dupont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Shooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- 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
- Kiser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
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 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 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 #1300312 (Russell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300312 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: 303 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blockhouse
- Location given for Russell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7164732 Lon: -83.9132345
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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 Blount, 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- Russell 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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