A visit to the Richland 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 Richland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richland Cemetery:
31.7335, -85.7263
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richland Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Richland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Richland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Pea River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pea River Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea River Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Adam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Adam Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Cemetery
- Dansby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dansby Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Old Dothan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Dothan Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dothan Cemetery
- Brooks Graves
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Graves is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Graves
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Brundidge City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fleming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flowers Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Brundidge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22822 <5>
- Danner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buckhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Pronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Brundidge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Tennille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Clio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Banks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ariton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Phillips Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Tarentum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Roeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Java
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Arguta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Blue Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Mossy Grove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Perote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- McClure Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Skipperville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
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 Richland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Clio lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Richland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Louisville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Richland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Richland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730140 (Richland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730140 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elamville
- Location given for Richland Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7334959 Lon: -85.7263327
- 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 Pike, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richland 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. |