A visit to the Rigney 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 Rigney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rigney Cemetery:
37.3394, -94.9943
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rigney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rigney Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Rigney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rigney 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 Rigney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rigney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCune Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCune Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
- Monmouth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Monmouth Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth Cemetery
- Harley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- Borland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Borland Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland Cemetery
- Osage Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Osage Brethren Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Brethren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Osage Brethren Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of Pittsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93263 <5>
- Osage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Dumbauld Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dumbauld Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbauld Cemetery
- Frogge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Frogge Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogge Cemetery
- The Frogge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Atkinson Cemetery
- Frogue Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92510 <5>
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Friendship Friends Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McKee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- LaRue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The LaRue Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue Cemetery
- Valley City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley City Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Meyers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Meyers Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers 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 Rigney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rigney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McCune
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Monmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- West Mineral
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Strauss
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayer is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Cokedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cokedale is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Carona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mackie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mackie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scammon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hallowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
- Sherwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
- Stippville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stippville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stippville
- Turck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turck is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turck
- Skidmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skidmore is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Coal Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Beulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
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 Rigney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rigney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hallowell
- McCune
- Scammon
- West Mineral
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 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 Rigney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Rigney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469620 (Rigney)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469620 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Mineral
- Location given for Rigney:
- Lat: 37.3395016 Lon: -94.9946879
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Cherokee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rigney 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. |
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