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:
34.8884, -86.4383
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 Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Rice Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Rice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Huntsville.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery of Eternal Rest
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25425 <5>
- Cochran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Whitman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Whitman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Sisco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sisco Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco Cemetery
- Massengale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Massengale Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengale Cemetery
- Jacks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jacks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Cemetery
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bloucher Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McCrary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Blackburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Burdine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burdine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine Cemetery
- Harbin - Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Hambrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hambrick Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambrick Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hereford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hereford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford Cemetery
- Hambrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hambrick Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambrick 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]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Moore's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Key's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Meridianville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mercury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Country Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ryland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Hazel Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Brownsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Normal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Howell Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Hollytree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Francisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Flintville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Corder Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Greenwycke Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntland
(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 Rice Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Madison 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 #125593 (Rice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125593 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Market
- Location given for Rice Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8884219 Lon: -86.4383232
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Madison, 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 things 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> | 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. |
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