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A visit to the Riffel Cemetery ...

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 Riffel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riffel 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 Riffel Cemetery

Lat:   38.8178°   (38° 49' 4")

Lon:   -97.0345°   (-97° 2' 4")

The Riffel Cemetery is located in Dickinson County<2>.

The county seat for Dickinson County is located in Abilene. Abilene lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Riffel 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 Riffel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Navarre Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Navarre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Navarre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Navarre Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodbine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Scheiller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scheiller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scheiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scheiller Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Lutheran Cemetery #17
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery #17
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery #17 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery #17 is located in Dickinson County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Belle Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belle Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belle Spring Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Pilgrims Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pilgrims Home Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Lyona Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lyona Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Rinehart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rinehart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rinehart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Abilene.
      • The Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168330 <5>
    • Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Detroit Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detroit Cemetery
      • The Detroit Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • New Basel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Basel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Basel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Basel Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • St. Phillips Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Clarks Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clarks Creek Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Morris County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riffel Cemetery.

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

  • Navarre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
    • Navarre is located in Dickinson County
  • Woodbine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
    • Woodbine is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <6>
  • Lyona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
    • Lyona is located in Dickinson County
  • Enterprise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
  • Detroit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Dickinson County
  • Dillon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dillon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
    • Dillon is located in Dickinson County
  • Chapman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Herington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
    • Herington is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <6>
  • Latimer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latimer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Latimer is located in Morris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Abilene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Acme
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Dickinson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Holland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Dickinson County
    • Rishel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rishel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
      • Rishel is located in Dickinson County
    • Skiddy ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skiddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
      • Skiddy is located in Morris County
    • Kansas Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kansas Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
      • Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
    • Elmo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Elmo is located in Dickinson County
    • Jacobs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacobs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
      • Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
    • Wreford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wreford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
      • Wreford is located in Geary County
    • Ramona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
      • Ramona is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Ramona has also been known as:
      • Ramona Station
    • Carlton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
      • Carlton is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Delavan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
      • Delavan is located in Morris County
    • White City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lost Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Springs
      • Lost Springs is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Springs <6>
    • Buckeye
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
    • Junction City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Riffel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickinson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riffel 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 Riffel 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 Riffel Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #476859  (Riffel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #476859 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: Navarre
    • County: Dickinson         Elev: 392
    • Location given for GNIS #476859 (Riffel Cemetery)

The official website for Dickinson County: www.dkcoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Kansas' counties, including Dickinson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riffel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8178, Longitude: -97.0345       In this case, the coordinates for the Riffel 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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