A visit to the Ruths Chapel 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 Ruths Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruths Chapel Cemetery:
36.3723, -85.3580
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ruths Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ruths Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the northeast of the Ruths Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ruths Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ruths Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruths Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Copeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Mathew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mathew Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathew Cemetery
- Okalona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Okalona Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okalona Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
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- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Adley And Nora Ledbetter Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adley And Nora Ledbetter Family Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley And Nora Ledbetter Family Cemetery
- The Adley And Nora Ledbetter Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ledbetter Family Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Fisk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fisk Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Roaring River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartsaw Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsaw Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ruths Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruths Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Livingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Grey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Free Communion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Jeremiah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Beaver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Burristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Taylors Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Algood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Shennon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Hanging Limb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Celina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Park Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Free Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
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 Ruths Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Overton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruths Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Celina lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Ruths Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Celina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Livingston
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 Ruths Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Overton 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 Ruths Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644923 (Ruths Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644923 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Okalona
- Location given for Ruths Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3722845 Lon: -85.3580235
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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 Overton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ruths Chapel 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. |