A visit to the Richardson 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 Richardson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Cemetery:
37.0709, -81.9376
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richardson Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Richardson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richardson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Richardson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The May Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Thomas J. Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Whitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
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- Baldwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Council.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49319 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Whitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Honaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Honaker Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts 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 Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dye
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Honaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Rowe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Richlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Council
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Mavisdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Paintlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Steeleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Cedar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Claypool Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Elk Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Janey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Artrip
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Pounding Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leemaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cardwell Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Harman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Vansant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Richardson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Honaker
- Lebanon
- Richlands
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1497568 (Richardson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1497568 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 741 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Honaker
- Location given for Richardson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0709449 Lon: -81.9376239
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Virginia's counties, including Russell, 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 from Point A (ie- Richardson 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |