Russell County, Virginia Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Russell County, Virginia from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Russell County Overview
345
Cemeteries
18
Indexed Records
345
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Russell County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Russell County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Russell County, Virginia contains 345 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 18 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Temple Hill Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1926 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Russell County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Russell County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Russell County map overview
County center reference: 36.9312, -82.1188
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Russell County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Russell County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 15
Back to VirginiaTemple Hill Cemetery
USGSRussell Memorial Cemetery
USGSHarris Cemetery
USGSIndependence Church Cemetery
USGSKetron Memorial Gardens
USGSLee Cemetery
USGSLockhart Cemetery
USGSWest Hill Cemetery
USGSAranco-Kiser Cemetery
USGSArtrip Cemetery
USGSArtrip Cemetery
USGSArtrip Cemetery
USGSArtrip Cemetery
USGSAshbrook Cemetery
USGSAston Cemetery
USGSAustin Cemetery
USGSAustin Cemetery
USGSAustin Cemetery
USGSAustin Cemetery
USGSBaker Cemetery
USGSBanner Cemetery
USGSBanner Cemetery
USGSBarnett Cemetery
USGSBarnett Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Russell County, Virginia
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Christopher Lockhart
🪦 Lockhart Cemetery
Donald Gee Hobson
🪦 West Hill Cemetery
Charles Conrad McNeer
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
Andrew Nelson Matney
🪦 Russell Memorial Cemetery
Clinton Adair Asbury
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
Clifford C Edwards
🪦 Russell Memorial Cemetery
Ellis Lincoln Puckett
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
Clifton H Proffitt
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
Donald Greg Honaker
🪦 Russell Memorial Cemetery
Alfred L Garrett
🪦 Ketron Memorial Gardens
Eugene Ray Hall
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
Caleb D Blankenship
🪦 Harris Cemetery
Carson Luther Compton
🪦 Lee Cemetery
E Gene Short
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
Fines Leroy Dishman
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
Earl Maynard Gibbs
🪦 Independence Church Cemetery
Fairly Gene Honaker
🪦 Russell Memorial Cemetery
Elbert Fredie McCarty
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Russell County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Russell County, Virginia
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Christopher Lockhart
🪦 Lockhart Cemetery
1929-10-10 - 2021-07-21 Rank: PFC
Donald Gee Hobson
🪦 West Hill Cemetery
1934-03-21 - 2021-07-06 Rank: PFC
Charles Conrad McNeer
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
1934-06-06 - 2021-05-18
Andrew Nelson Matney
🪦 Russell Memorial Cemetery
1935-11-26 - 2021-05-15 Rank: PFC
Clinton Adair Asbury
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
1945-03-03 - 2021-05-11 Rank: SGT
Clifford C Edwards
🪦 Russell Memorial Cemetery
1938-08-15 - 2021-05-06
Ellis Lincoln Puckett
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
1926-11-15 - 2021-04-28 Rank: S1
Clifton H Proffitt
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
1932-08-10 - 2021-04-09 Rank: CPL
Donald Greg Honaker
🪦 Russell Memorial Cemetery
1969-06-30 - 2021-02-17 Rank: SGT, AN
Alfred L Garrett
🪦 Ketron Memorial Gardens
1935-05-12 - 2021-01-29 Rank: PFC
Eugene Ray Hall
🪦 Temple Hill Cemetery
1930-10-19 - 2021-01-14
Caleb D Blankenship
🪦 Harris Cemetery
1994-11-27 - 2021-01-13 Rank: SSGT
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Russell County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Russell County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Russell County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Russell County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Russell County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Temple Hill Cemetery
8 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Russell Memorial Cemetery
4 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Russell County burial records
Use a full name plus Russell County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Virginia archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Russell County
Russell County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Virginia archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Russell County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Russell County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Russell County?
345 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Russell County, Virginia, with 345 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Russell County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Russell County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Russell County burial records include military branch context?
18 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Russell County.