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:
36.4712, -83.7324
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 Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Russell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Russell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Russell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiflet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Shiflet Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiflet Cemetery
- Lundy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lundy Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy Cemetery
- McNew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McNew Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNew Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Greasy Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Greasy Hollow Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Hollow Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Cupp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cupp Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Old Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Red Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Red Hill Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Yoakum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Yoakum Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoakum Cemetery
- Goin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Goin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin Cemetery
- Ford Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ford Chapel Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Chapel Cemetery
- Drummond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Drummond Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- Water Treece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Water Treece Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Treece Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- Hopper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hopper Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Treece Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Treece Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Goin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Big Barren
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Sandlick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Head of Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- New Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Braden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Premier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Harrogate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lone Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shawanee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Cumberland Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middlesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Capito
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Fonde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Flat Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Loo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Pruden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Pruden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Hamlin Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Russell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- New Tazewell
- Tazewell
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 professional and volunteer 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 Claiborne 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 #1300320 (Russell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300320 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clouds
- Location given for Russell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4711907 Lon: -83.7324137
- 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 Claiborne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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