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A visit to the Riggs Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Riggs Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.0281°   (32° 1' 41")

Lon:   -109.4627°   (-109° 27' 45")

The Riggs Cemetery is located in Cochise County<2>.

The county seat for Cochise County is located in Bisbee. Bisbee lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Riggs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Riggs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Neighborhood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neighborhood Cemetery
    • The Neighborhood Cemetery is located in Cochise County
  • Erickson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erickson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Erickson Cemetery is located in Cochise County
  • Ft. Bowie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Bowie Cemetery
    • The Ft. Bowie Cemetery is located in Cochise County
  • Light Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Light Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Light Cemetery is located in Cochise County
  • Kambitsch Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kambitsch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kambitsch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kambitsch Cemetery is located in Cochise County
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Cochise County
  • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sulphur Springs Cemetery is located in Cochise County
  • Rucker Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rucker Cemetery is located in Cochise County
  • Bowie Desert Rest Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowie Desert Rest Cemetery
    • The Bowie Desert Rest Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • The Bowie Desert Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Desert Rest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57003 <5>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pearce Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Whitewater Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitewater Cemetery
      • The Whitewater Cemetery is located in Cochise County
      • The Whitewater Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elfrida Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356412 <5>
    • Cochise Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochise Cemetery
      • The Cochise Cemetery is located in Cochise County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cochise Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Cochise.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962255 <5>
    • Gleeson Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rodeo Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodeo Cemetery
      • The Rodeo Cemetery is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rodeo Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Rodeo (NM).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144971 <5>
    • Steins Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Riggs Cemetery.

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

  • Fort Bowie ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bowie
    • Fort Bowie is located in Cochise County
  • Camp Bowie ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bowie
    • Camp Bowie is located in Cochise County
  • Hilltop ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilltop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Cochise County
  • Dos Cabezas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Cabezas
    • Dos Cabezas is located in Cochise County
  • Sunizona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunizona
    • Sunizona is located in Cochise County
  • Paradise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Cochise County
  • Portal
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Bowie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • San Simon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearce
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pearce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
    • Pearce is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearce <7>
  • Courtland ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Courtland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
    • Courtland is located in Cochise County
  • Willcox
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Turquoise ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turquoise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turquoise
      • Turquoise is located in Cochise County
    • Elfrida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cochise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rodeo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gleeson ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleeson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleeson
      • Gleeson is located in Cochise County

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 Riggs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cochise County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riggs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Riggs Cemetery:

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 Riggs Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #10260  (Riggs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #10260 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bowie Mountain South
    • County: Cochise         Elev: 1480
    • Location given for GNIS #10260 (Riggs Cemetery)

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

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 Arizona's counties, including Cochise, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riggs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0281, Longitude: -109.4627       In this case, the coordinates for the Riggs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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