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A visit to the Richland Center 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 Center Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richland Center Cemetery:

42.4097, -89.6890

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richland Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Richland Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.

The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies just to the south southeast of the Richland Center Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Richland Center Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Richland Center Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richland Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Richland Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Salem Shippee McConnell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Shippy Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shippy Salem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippy Salem Cemetery
  • Brick Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
  • Silent Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Hill Cemetery
  • Cedarville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Manny Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Manny Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Cemetery
  • Basswood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Basswood Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Cemetery
  • Waite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Waite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Grisby Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grisby Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisby Cemetery
    • Harlem Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Harlem Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Center Cemetery
    • Orangeville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Eleroy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eleroy Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleroy Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Afolkey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Afolkey Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey Cemetery
    • Oneco Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Oneco Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco Cemetery

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 Center Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richland Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Red Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Buena Vista
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • McConnell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Orangeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oneco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oneco is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Eleroy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Afolkey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
  • Lena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lena is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
  • Winslow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dakota
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rock Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
    • Cadiz
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Yellow Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Bolton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Rock City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rock City is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Twin Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
    • Kent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Browntown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Florence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Florence is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Ridott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Davis is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <6>
    • Monroe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
    • Nora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <6>

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 Center 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 Center Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Davis
    • Davis lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Richland Center Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Davis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Freeport
  • Lena
    • Lena lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Richland Center Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Monroe
  • Nora
    • Nora lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Richland Center Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
  • Orangeville
  • Pearl City
  • Rock City
  • Winslow

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Richland Center 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 Center Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1821266  (Richland Center Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821266 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
      • Location given for Richland Center Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4097363     Lon: -89.6890072
      • 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 Illinois' counties, including Stephenson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richland Center 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.