A visit to the Robert Rives 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 Robert Rives Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Robert Rives Cemetery:
32.2651, -86.8019
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Robert Rives Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Robert Rives Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Hayneville. Hayneville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Robert Rives Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Robert Rives Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Robert Rives Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Mt. Gillard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gillard Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillard Cemetery
- Town Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Town Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Cemetery
- The Town Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hardy Family Cemetery
- Old Town Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26710 <5>
- Sister Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rives Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rives Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Cemetery
- Dunklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dunklin Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunklin Cemetery
- Dunklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mt. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Garr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Garr Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garr Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Hayneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22967 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bogahoma Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Hope Well Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hope Well Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Well Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Rudolph Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rudolph Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph Hill Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Robert Rives Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Robert Rives Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Petronia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Old Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Jones Bluff Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Collirene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- White Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Tyler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Gordonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Mosses
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Casey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lowndesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belknap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Kings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Bragg's
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Hayneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Autaugaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Statesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
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 Robert Rives Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Robert Rives 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 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 Robert Rives Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 Robert Rives Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136440 (Robert Rives Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136440 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benton
- Location given for Robert Rives Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2651396 Lon: -86.8019266
- 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 Lowndes, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Robert Rives 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. |