A visit to the Rice 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 Rice Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rice Cemetery:
41.1200, -91.2729
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rice Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rice Cemetery is located in Louisa County<2>.
The county seat for Louisa County is located in Wapello. Wapello lies just to the northeast of the Rice Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rice Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Morning Sun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Morning Sun Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Virginia Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Griswold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Griswold Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Cemetery
- Cairo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cairo Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Mediapolis.
- The Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharon Cemetery
- Long Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
- Slaughter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hazel Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hazel Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove Cemetery
- Wapello Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wapello Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello Cemetery
- Grim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grim Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grim Cemetery
- Winfield Scott Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Winfield Scott Twp. Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield Scott Twp. Cemetery
- The Winfield Scott Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winfield Scott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995166 <5>
- Potter's Timber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Bretz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bretz Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz Cemetery
- Spring Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Run Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run Cemetery
- Hochreider Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hochreider Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochreider Cemetery
- Welsh Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Welsh Chapel Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Chapel Cemetery
- Linn Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Linn Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove Cemetery
- Covenanter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Covenanter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenanter Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- Hardman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope 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 Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morning Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wapello
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Yarmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Elrick Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mediapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Columbus Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Wyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sperry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Kline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- New Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Letts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Swedesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Cotter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Crawfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Rice Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Louisa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus City
- Columbus Junction
- Crawfordsville
- Keithsburg
- Letts
- Mediapolis
- Morning Sun
- Mount Pleasant
- New Boston
- New London
- Oakville
- Wapello
- Winfield
- Yarmouth
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 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Louisa 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1825020 (Rice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1825020 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: Louisa
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morning Sun
- Location given for Rice Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1200307 Lon: -91.2729295
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Louisa, 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- Rice 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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