A visit to the Rice 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 Rice Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rice Cemetery:
33.5354, -87.7078
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rice Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rice Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Rice Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Rice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Unity Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Unity Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Grove Cemetery
- El Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Wommack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wommack Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wommack Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Willingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Willingham Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Old Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Canaan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Canaan Cemetery
- Phillips Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kemp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kemp Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Cemetery
- Haygood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Haygood Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haygood Cemetery
- Espy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Espy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Lexington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Samantha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Bankston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Rossland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Berry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lubbub
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Ashcraft Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Echola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
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- Belk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kennedy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Lake Front Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Gordo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Patton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Corona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Bell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Elrod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Buhl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Reform
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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 Rice Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Patton Junction - Historic
- Reform
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125591 (Rice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125591 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Lexington
- Location given for Rice Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5353906 Lon: -87.7077899
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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 Alabama's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rice 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. |