A visit to the Richland 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 Richland Cemetery ...
The Richland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Afolkey Cemetery
- The Afolkey Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Basswood Cemetery
- The Basswood Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Bellview Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Cedarville Cemetery
- Eleroy Cemetery
- The Eleroy Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Grandview Cemetery
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Grisby Cemetery
- The Grisby Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Harlem Center Cemetery
- The Harlem Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Manny Cemetery
- The Manny Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Martin Cemetery
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oneco Cemetery
- The Oneco Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Orangeville Cemetery
- Richland Salem Lutheran Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Salem Shippee McConnell Cemetery
- Shippy Salem Cemetery
- The Shippy Salem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Silent Hill Cemetery
- The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Waite Cemetery
- The Waite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Afolkey
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
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- Bolton
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
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- Browntown
- Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
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- Cadiz
- Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
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- Cedarville
- Dakota
- Davis
- Eleroy
- Florence
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
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- Freeport
- Kent
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lena
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
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- McConnell
- Monroe
- Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- Nora
- Oneco
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County
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- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
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- Ridott
- Rock City
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Rock Grove
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
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- Salem
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
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- Twin Grove
- Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
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- Winslow
- Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
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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 Richland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Davis
- Freeport
- Lena
- Monroe
- Nora
- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- Rock City
- Winslow
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 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 Richland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stephenson 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 Richland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1955366 (Richland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1955366 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: Stephenson
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orangeville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Stephenson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Richland Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |