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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Russell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Russell Cemetery

Lat:   35.9873°   (35° 59' 14")

Lon:   -87.0467°   (-87° 2' 48")

The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.

The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Russell Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Russell Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lampley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lampley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lampley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lampley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • McPherson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPherson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPherson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McPherson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • South Harpeth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Harpeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Harpeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Harpeth Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Mangrum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mangrum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mangrum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mangrum Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Laine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laine Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • McPherson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPherson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPherson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McPherson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens
    • The Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens is located in Davidson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Bellevue.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12984 <5>
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wright Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Chester Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chester Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Carter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Thronton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thronton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thronton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thronton Cemetery is located in Cheatham County
    • Mangrum Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mangrum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mangrum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mangrum Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Pewitt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pewitt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pewitt Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Inman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Inman Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Short - Poynor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short - Poynor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short - Poynor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Short - Poynor Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Moss Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moss Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Tucker - Garrett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker - Garrett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker - Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tucker - Garrett Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Short Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Short Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Pasquo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pasquo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pasquo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pasquo Cemetery is located in Davidson County

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.

  • Fernvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
    • Fernvale is located in Williamson County
  • Linton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
    • Linton is located in Davidson County
  • Fairview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <7>
  • Leipers Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Forest Home is located in Williamson County
  • Old Town ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Williamson County
  • Kingston Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Springs
    • Kingston Springs is located in Cheatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Springs <7>
  • Pegram
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
    • Pegram is located in Cheatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
  • Bellevue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Southall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
    • Southall is located in Williamson County
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
    • Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bell Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
    • Spencers Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spencers Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
      • Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
    • White Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff
      • White Bluff is located in Dickson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bluff <7>
    • Burwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
      • Burwood is located in Williamson County
    • Forest Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
    • Watkins ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Watkins is located in Davidson County
    • Belle Meade
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
    • Theta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
      • Theta is located in Maury County
    • Brentwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • New Flys Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Flys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
      • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
    • Fly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
      • Fly is located in Maury County
    • Hill Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
      • Hill Town is located in Maury County
    • Wilkes ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
      • Wilkes is located in Williamson County
    • Thompson's Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
      • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
      • Former name for Thompson's Station:
      • Littlebury
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <7>
    • Oak Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
    • Burns
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Burns is located in Dickson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <7>
    • Abiff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
      • Abiff is located in Dickson County

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 Williamson 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 first visit 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:

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 #1300316  (Russell Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1300316 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Fairview
    • County: Williamson         Elev: 181
    • Location given for GNIS #1300316 (Russell Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Williamson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Russell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9873, Longitude: -87.0467       In this case, the coordinates for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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