A visit to the Richland 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 Richland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Richland Cemetery (FG ID #93486).
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richland Cemetery:
38.8764, -95.5200
The Richland Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Richland.
The cemetery is located in Shawnee County<2>.
The county seat for Shawnee County is located in Topeka. Topeka lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Richland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Richland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Twin Mounds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Twin Mounds Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mounds Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Clinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Overbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Overbrook Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Cemetery
- Dodder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dodder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodder Cemetery
- Washington Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stull Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull Cemetery
- Bauer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Carbondale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Carbondale Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale Cemetery
- Appanoose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Colyer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Overbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stull is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Berryton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Globe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carbondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Kanwaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pauline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Worden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tecumseh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Scranton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lecompton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centropolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Topeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
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 Shawnee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Grantville
- Lecompton
- Medina
- Overbrook
- Scranton
- Topeka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Shawnee 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #93486
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #479086 (Richland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479086 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: Shawnee
- Est. Elev: 313 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richland
- Location given for Richland Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8766699 Lon: -95.5199785
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Shawnee, 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- Richland 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. |