A visit to the Rice Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rice Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rice Cemetery (FG ID #86546).
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:
41.6870, -85.9491
The Rice Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Elkhart.
The cemetery is located in Elkhart County<2>.
The county seat for Elkhart County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Rice Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rice Cemetery.
Establishment of the Rice Cemetery ...
The Rice Cemetery was established in 1911.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Vincent Depaul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Five Points Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Cemetery
- Carlton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carlton Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Cemetery
- Noffsinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Noffsinger Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noffsinger Cemetery
- Burkett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Gods Half Acre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wenger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wenger Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenger Cemetery
- Stutsman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stutsman Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsman Cemetery
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kessington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kessington Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessington Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Studebaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Studebaker Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker Cemetery
- St. John of the Cross Episcopal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cathcart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cathcart Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart 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 Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elkhart
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Dunlap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Simonton Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edwardsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wakarusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Foraker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mishawaka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middlebury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bainter Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- New Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Cassopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wyatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Roseland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- South Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Elkhart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cassopolis
- Edwardsburg
- Elkhart
- Foraker
- Goshen
- Mishawaka
- New Paris
- South Bend
- Wakarusa
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 professional and volunteer 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Elkhart 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #86546
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441936 (Rice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441936 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: Elkhart
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkhart
- Location given for Rice Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6825493 Lon: -85.949166
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Elkhart, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |