Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Richville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Richville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Richville is located in Clay County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Cumberland (KY), Monroe (KY), Jackson, Macon, Overton & Pickett.
Below are the counties that are near Richville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richville:
- Clay County (The home county of Richville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Moss
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Celina
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Free Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Cave Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Clementsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Thompsons Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Jenkins Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Fentress County
- Cooper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Whitleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- North Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Burristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Columbus Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Haydenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Gainesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rough Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Dodson Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Nameless
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Walnut Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Red Boiling Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Gibbs Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Frog Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Meadorville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Grey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Oakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Free Communion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Taylors Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Garretts Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Livingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oak Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Beaver Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Byrdstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Static
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Jeremiah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Park Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Baxter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cookeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Boma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Difficult
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Pleasant Shade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Defeated
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Chestnut Mound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Monoville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- South Carthage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Trousdale County
- Johntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Adair County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Breeding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Breeding is located in Adair County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Toria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Toria is located in Adair County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Barren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Nobob
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Etoile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Etoile is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Eighty Eight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Kino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kino is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Austin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clinton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Browns Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Static
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Cloyds Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Leslie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Dubre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Grider
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Waterview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Burkesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Bakerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Metcalfe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Randolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Boles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Tompkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gamaliel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meshack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Forkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Mud Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Akersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Mount Hermon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Fountain Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richville, see our County-by-County Page for Richville.
Cemeteries Near Richville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Richville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Moss.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14992 <3>
- Moss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spear Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Odle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eads - Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Plumlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langford - Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Reecer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (599 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McColgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Richville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richville, with the one closest to Richville listed first.
- Moss
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Arcott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arcott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcott
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Celina
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Miles Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
- Clementsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Whitleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- North Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Tompkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fox Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
- Gamaliel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richville.
Newspapers Published in Richville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Richville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Richville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Richville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |