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:
36.4729, -83.8271
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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Russell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Russell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Ausmus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ausmus Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausmus Cemetery
- Cawood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cawood Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood Cemetery
- Clawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clawson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson Cemetery
- Bolinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bolinger Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger Cemetery
- Clawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clawson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
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- Greasy Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greasy Hollow Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Hollow Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Yoakum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Yoakum Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoakum Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
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 Russell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Speedwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Braden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Goin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Flat Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Fonde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Big Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Pruden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Pruden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- 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
- Hamlin Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
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- Clairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Capito
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Sandlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Stony Fork Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Premier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Middlesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Victory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Head of Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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 #1300321 (Russell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300321 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: 372 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ausmus
- Location given for Russell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4728569 Lon: -83.8271391
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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 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 '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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |