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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Risk Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Risk Cemetery

Lat:   38.8948°   (38° 53' 41")

Lon:   -85.2566°   (-85° 15' 23")

The Risk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Madison. Madison lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Risk Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Risk Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Conner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Conner Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Whitham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitham Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Mermoud Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Risk Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Risk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Risk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Risk Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Jefferson Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Myers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Myers Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Vestal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vestal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vestal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vestal Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Overturf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overturf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overturf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Overturf Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Indian Kentuck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Kentuck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Kentuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Kentuck Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
    • Young Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Beebe Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beebe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beebe Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Gordon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Wise Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wise Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Nickolson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nickolson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nickolson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nickolson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Basset Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basset Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Basset Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Winkler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winkler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winkler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winkler Cemetery is located in Ripley County

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 Risk Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Risk Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Canaan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
    • Canaan is located in Jefferson County
  • Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
    • Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
  • Avonburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
    • Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
  • Cross Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
    • Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
  • Bennington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Switzerland County
  • Bryantsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryantsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
    • Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Manville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Manville is located in Jefferson County
  • Moorefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
    • Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
    • Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
  • Middlefork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlefork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
    • Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
  • Brooksburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
    • Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mount Sterling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
    • Madison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <7>
    • Versailles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Milton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Trimble County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <7>
    • Locust
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
      • Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
    • Dillsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
      • Dillsboro is located in Dearborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <7>
    • San Jacinto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
      • San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
    • Dupont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <7>
    • Smyrna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
    • Lamb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
      • Lamb is located in Switzerland County
    • Vevay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
      • Vevay is located in Switzerland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <7>
    • East Enterprise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
      • East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
    • Holton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Ripley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <7>

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 Risk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Risk Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Risk Cemetery:

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 Risk Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #442060  (Risk Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #442060 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rexville
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 272
    • Location given for GNIS #442060 (Risk Cemetery)

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Risk Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8948, Longitude: -85.2566       In this case, the coordinates for the Risk Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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