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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Cemetery

Lat:   31.4379°   (31° 26' 16")

Lon:   -88.1933°   (-88° 11' 35")

The Richardson Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies just to the west northwest of the Richardson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richardson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fairhope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairhope Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Pine Level Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Level Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Howard Town Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Town Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Tibbie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tibbie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tibbie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tibbie Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Old Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Chalker Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chalker Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chalker Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chalker Memorial Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Spring Bank Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Bank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Bank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Bank Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Yarbo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarbo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarbo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yarbo Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Washington Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Washington Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Stoker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stoker Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Williams Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Williams Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Wagarville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443090 <6>
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Wagarville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagarville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagarville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wagarville Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clearwater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clearwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Washington County

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 Richardson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hobson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
    • Hobson is located in Washington County
  • Chatom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
    • Chatom is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <7>
  • Tibbie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
    • Tibbie is located in Washington County
  • Seaboard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seaboard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Seaboard is located in Washington County
  • Hawthorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawthorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
  • Wagarville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bassetts Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
    • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
  • Saint Stephen's
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunflower
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Sunflower is located in Washington County
  • Barlow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Washington County
  • Bigbee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
    • Bigbee is located in Washington County
  • Prestwick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prestwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Prestwick is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Leroy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
      • Leroy is located in Washington County
    • Fruitdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Washington County
    • Millry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
      • Millry is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <7>
    • Frankville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
      • Frankville is located in Washington County
    • Yellow Pine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
      • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
    • Escatawpa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escatawpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
      • Escatawpa is located in Washington County
    • Vinegar Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
      • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
    • Sims Chapel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
    • McIntosh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • McIntosh is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <7>
    • Carson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Healing Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Healing Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
      • Healing Springs is located in Washington County
    • Copeland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Washington County
    • Deer Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
    • Salitpa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
      • Salitpa is located in Clarke County
    • State Line
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people

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. The following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chatom
    • Chatom lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Richardson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chatom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
  • Fruitdale

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Richardson Cemetery:

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 #157605  (Richardson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #157605 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rutan
    • County: Washington         Elev: 33
    • Location given for GNIS #157605 (Richardson Cemetery)

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Washington, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Richardson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4379, Longitude: -88.1933       In this case, the coordinates for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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