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A visit to the Riley 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 Riley Cemetery ...

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

31.4591, -87.0372

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

The Riley Cemetery is located in Conecuh County<2>.

The county seat for Conecuh County is located in Evergreen. Evergreen lies just to the east southeast of the Riley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Riley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ivey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Ivey Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
  • Arkadelphia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Arkadelphia Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia Cemetery
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
  • Belleville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Belleville Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Cemetery
  • Witherington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Witherington Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherington Cemetery
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
  • Hamden Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Hamden Ridge Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden Ridge Cemetery
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • John Green Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The John Green Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Green Cemetery
  • Sparta Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Sparta Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Spence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Spence Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
    • Brown Beasley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Brown Beasley Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Beasley Cemetery
    • Second Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Bermuda Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Bermuda Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bermuda Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Bermuda
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
    • Sparta Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Sparta Hill Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Hill Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Rabb Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Rabb Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riley Cemetery.

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

  • Belleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleville is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Evergreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sparta ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparta is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta has also been known as:
    • Old Sparta
  • Owassa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Owassa is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
  • Jay Villa ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
  • Rabb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rabb is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
  • Burnt Corn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
  • Bermuda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
  • Nymph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nymph is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
  • Centerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Wilcox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
  • Castleberry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Old Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Old Town is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Repton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lenox
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ramah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramah is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
    • Pine Orchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
    • Johnsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Garland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Garland is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Range
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
    • Commerce
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Commerce is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Peterman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Peterman is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
    • Mount Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union

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 Riley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Conecuh County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riley 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 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 Riley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Conecuh 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 Riley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #149661  (Riley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149661 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: Conecuh
      • Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Belleville
      • Location given for Riley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4590541     Lon: -87.0371981
      • 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 Conecuh, 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- Riley 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.