A visit to the Ritchards 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 Ritchards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ritchards Cemetery:
30.5663, -85.1491
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ritchards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ritchards Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Blountstown. Blountstown lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Ritchards Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ritchards Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ritchards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ritchards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edenfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Edenfield Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenfield Cemetery
- Chipola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Chipola Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola Cemetery
- Farmer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Gortemoller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gortemoller Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortemoller Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Victory Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Victory Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
- The Victory Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Victory Hill Cemetery
- Victory Hill Pentecostal Cemetery
- Maddox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- The Bailey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baileys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71745 <5>
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Pledger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pledger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Little Rocky Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Little Rocky Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rocky Cemetery
- Lipford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lipford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipford Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Nettle Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Nettle Ridge Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ritchards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ritchards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Altha
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chipola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chipola is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Ocheesee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blountstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McNeal is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Grand Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Marianna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sneads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Steele City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steele City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
- Marysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Estiffanulga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
- Sycamore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- River Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Chattahoochee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Butler ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Two Egg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
- Cottondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kinard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 Ritchards Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ritchards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altha
- Altha lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Ritchards Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Altha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altha
- Blountstown
- Bristol
- Chattahoochee
- Fountain
- Marianna
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 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 Ritchards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Ritchards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #289722 (Ritchards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #289722 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Altha West
- Location given for Ritchards Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5663053 Lon: -85.149089
- 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 Florida's counties, including Calhoun, 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- Ritchards 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. |
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