A visit to the Riley Memorial 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 Riley Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riley Memorial Cemetery:
37.1414, -96.0828
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riley Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riley Memorial Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.
The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Sedan. Sedan lies just to the west of the Riley Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riley Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riley Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riley Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Chautauqua Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chautauqua Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Peru Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peru Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Hardrock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardrock Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardrock Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Casement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Casement Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casement Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Havana Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Havana Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Sedan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548160 <5>
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Sedan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1281723 <5>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Lerado Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Lerado Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado Cemetery
- Elcado Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ireland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ireland Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riley Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riley Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Sedan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Niotaze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Havana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Chautauqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jonesburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Caney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gibbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Elgin has also been known as:
- New Elgin
- Oak Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Whippoorwill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whippoorwill is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Tyro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Longton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <6>
- Wauneta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
- Elk Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Layton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Bowring
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Copan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Copan is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <6>
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 Riley Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chautauqua County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riley Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caney
- Caney lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Riley Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Copan
- Copan lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Riley Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Copan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
- Elk Falls
- Hewins
- Hewins lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Riley Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hewins.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
- Longton
- Moline
- Niotaze
- Peru
- Peru lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Riley Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Sedan
- Tyro
- Tyro lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Riley Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
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 Riley Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Chautauqua 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 Riley Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469517 (Riley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469517 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: Chautauqua
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hale
- Location given for Riley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1411701 Lon: -96.0824881
- 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 Chautauqua, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riley Memorial 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. |