A visit to the Rucker 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 Rucker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rucker Cemetery:
32.1553, -95.1480
The Rucker Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Rucker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rucker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rucker Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rucker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rucker Cemetery (African-American)
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Troup City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Hope (Southeast) Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Canaan Cemetery (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knoxville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Knoxville Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Henry's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- The Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Rucker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rucker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Troup
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sinclair City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Omen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henrys Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackjack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Selman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wright City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Bullard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Turnertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Selman City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- New Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Overton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lee Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Joinerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Rucker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rucker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Rucker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Big Springs
- Overton
- Whitehouse
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 Rucker Cemetery: