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:
33.4612, -85.3858
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 Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Wedowee. Wedowee lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Rice Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rice Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goldridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Goldridge Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldridge Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethena Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Gilread Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Cleburne Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Ranburne.
- The Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crumbleys Chapel Cemetery
- Crumley's Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254824 <5>
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Buchanan Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Sandy Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandy Flat Cemetery is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat Cemetery
- Old Cool Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Newell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Graham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Ranburne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Morrison Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Ephesus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Milner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Bowdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Micaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Wedowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Frolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Roosterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Roopville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Randolph 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 turn to 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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 #135807 (Rice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135807 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newell
- Location given for Rice Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4612233 Lon: -85.3857844
- 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 Randolph, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |