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. 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 Richardson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Cemetery:
31.4379, -88.1933
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
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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)
- The Fairhope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope Cemetery
- Pine Level Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Howard Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Howard Town Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Town Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Tibbie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tibbie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie Cemetery
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Methodist Cemetery
- Chalker Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Spring Bank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Spring Bank Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank Cemetery
- Yarbo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Yarbo Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbo Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stoker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Stoker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoker Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Williams Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Wagarville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443090 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Wagarville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Wagarville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagarville Cemetery
- Clearwater Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams 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 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)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Chatom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tibbie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Seaboard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Hawthorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Wagarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bassetts Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Saint Stephen's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Bigbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Prestwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Fruitdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Millry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frankville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Yellow Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Escatawpa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Vinegar Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Sims Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- McIntosh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Healing Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Copeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Deer Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Salitpa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- State Line
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- 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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157605 (Richardson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157605 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rutan
- Location given for Richardson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4379439 Lon: -88.1933421
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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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richardson 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. |