A visit to the Richardson 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 Richardson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Cemetery:
40.7309, -92.2116
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richardson Cemetery is located in Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Davis County is located in Bloomfield. Bloomfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Richardson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richardson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Richardson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Pansy Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pansy Hill Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Arney Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney Cemetery
- Cupp Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cupp Grave is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Grave
- Fountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fountain Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Pulaski Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pulaski Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski Cemetery
- Oak Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Point Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Lodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- K. P. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The K. P. Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K. P. Cemetery
- Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oaks Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Rouch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rouch Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouch Cemetery
- Stookesberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stookesberry Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stookesberry Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Hissem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hissem Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissem Cemetery
- Matthias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Matthias Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthias 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 Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chequest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Stiles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Cantril
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Steuben
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Douds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Floris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Keosauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Eldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kilbourn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Drakesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kilwinning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Mount Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Carbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Mark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Mount Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Birmingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Libertyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
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 Richardson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Bloomfield
- Cantril
- Downing
- Eldon
- Keosauqua
- Memphis
- Milton
- Selma
- Selma lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Richardson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Davis 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1976115 (Richardson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976115 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: Davis
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for Richardson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7308573 Lon: -92.21157
- 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 Davis, 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- Richardson 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. |