A visit to the Riddles 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 Riddles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riddles Cemetery:
35.5912, -91.6010
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riddles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riddles Cemetery is located in Independence County<2>.
The county seat for Independence County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Riddles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riddles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Riddles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riddles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Putman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Putman Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Kyler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kyler Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyler Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Goad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Egner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Inman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Inman Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Scantlin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Scantlin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scantlin Cemetery
- Akron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Akron Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Cemetery
- Magness Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Magness Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness 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 Riddles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riddles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pleasant Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Thida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Rosie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Salado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Oil Trough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Floral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Desha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Magness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Sunnydale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Sulphur Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Moorefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grand Glaise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Almond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Jacksonport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
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 Riddles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Independence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riddles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Jacksonport
- Newark
- Pangburn
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Riddles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Independence 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 Riddles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #54033 (Riddles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #54033 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: Independence
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huff
- Location given for Riddles Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5911903 Lon: -91.6009702
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Independence, 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 from Point A (ie- Riddles 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. |