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:
38.4064, -87.4145
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 Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Richardson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Richardson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loveless Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Loveless Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Cemetery
- DeJarnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The DeJarnett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnett Cemetery
- McGillem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McGillem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGillem Cemetery
- Blaize Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blaize Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaize Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Hussey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hussey Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hussey Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Princeton.
- The Hussey Cemetery has also been known as:
- McConnell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163850 <5>
- Wyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Catt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Catt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catt Cemetery
- Frederick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Frederick Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Trippet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Trippet Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippet Cemetery
- Robb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Robb Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb Cemetery
- Decker Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Oatsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Dongola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Francisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Oakland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glezen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Giro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Oakland City Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hazleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Decker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Patoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Mackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Alford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Willis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Winslow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buckskin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Spurgeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Fort Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteoak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Algiers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Monroe City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 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 Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Branch
- Monroe City
- Oakland City
- Petersburg
- Princeton
- 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 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 #441953 (Richardson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441953 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union
- Location given for Richardson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4064363 Lon: -87.4144615
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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 Indiana's counties, including Gibson, 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 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. |