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:
40.6706, -93.2983
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Corydon. Corydon lies just to the north 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Richardson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rankin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moss Sturgeon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
- The Moss Sturgeon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sturgeon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96439 <5>
- Shriver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shriver Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shriver Cemetery
- Allerton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Allerton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton Cemetery
- Banta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Banta Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta Cemetery
- Ripper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ripper Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripper Cemetery
- Corydon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Corydon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Cemetery
- Hickerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hickerson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickerson Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Bollman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bollman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollman Cemetery
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greenridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greenridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Edmond Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
- Medicineville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Medicineville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tharp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Allerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Corydon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Powersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Seymour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Promise City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Saint John
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Millerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Lineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- South Lineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lucerne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Plano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Mercer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Numa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Confidence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Humeston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Ravanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Brazil
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Clio
- Clio lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Richardson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Corydon
- Garden Grove
- Humeston
- Lineville
- Lucerne
- Mercer
- Powersville
- Ravanna
- Seymour
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 Wayne 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 #1970565 (Richardson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970565 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Allerton
- Location given for Richardson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6705628 Lon: -93.2982679
- 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 Wayne, 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- 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. |