A visit to the Rice Cemetery ...
The location of the Rice Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
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 Rice Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rice Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rice Cemetery
Lat: 38.9962° (38° 59' 46")
Lon: -84.8191° (-84° 49' 8")
The Rice Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies just to the east northeast of the Rice Cemetery .
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 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Boone County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Belleview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Belleview is located in Boone County
- McVille
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- McVille is located in Boone County
- Rising Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Ohio County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <4>
- Rabbit Hash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hash
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County
- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewild
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idlewild have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Idlewild is located in Boone County
- Hueys Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueys Corners
- Hueys Corners is located in Boone County
- Bullittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville
- Bullittsville is located in Boone County
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbrook
- Oakbrook is located in Boone County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Limaburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaburg
- Limaburg is located in Boone County
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Boone County
- Big Bone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bone
- Big Bone is located in Boone County
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsport
- Taylorsport is located in Boone County
- Francisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
- Francisville is located in Boone County
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Searcy Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Crossroads
- Searcy Crossroads is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Beaverlick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlick
- Beaverlick is located in Boone County
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stringtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Greendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Greendale is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
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 Rice Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Burlington
- Florence
- Lawrenceburg
- Rising Sun
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Rice Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
- Middle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Middle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Middle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Middle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Belleview.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967603 <7>
- LaGrange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaGrange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The LaGrange Cemetery is located in Ohio County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaGrange Cemetery
- Marshall - Eastbend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Marshall - Eastbend Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Marshall - Eastbend Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marshall - Eastbend Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Belleview.
- The Marshall - Eastbend Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastbend Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall - Eastbend Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74960 <7>
- Marshall - Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Marshall - Bradford Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Marshall - Bradford Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marshall - Bradford Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Belleview.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall - Bradford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415292 <7>
- Pope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Parker Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Petersburg.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2586657 <7>
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rising Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Ohio County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rising Sun Cemetery
- Cedar Hedge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hedge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedar Hedge Cemetery is located in Ohio County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hedge Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Craig Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Craig Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Rabbit Hash.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73582 <7>
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Ryle Homeplace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Ryle Homeplace Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Old Ryle Homeplace Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Ryle Homeplace Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Union.
- The Old Ryle Homeplace Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ryle - Neal Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ryle Homeplace Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546549 <7>
- Acra Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Acra Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acra Cemetery
- Utz - Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Utz - Rice Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Utz - Rice Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Utz - Rice Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Burlington.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utz - Rice Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2586681 <7>
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the White Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The White Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Burlington.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2434317 <7>
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
- Terrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Terrill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Terrill Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Terrill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Petersburg.
- The Terrill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Cemetery
- Parker - Terrill Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2586659 <7>
- Mosby Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mosby Allen Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Mosby Allen Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mosby Allen Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Petersburg.
- The Mosby Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mosby Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosby Allen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75209 <7>
- Robert Piatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robert Piatt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Robert Piatt Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Robert Piatt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Petersburg.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Piatt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2590961 <7>
- River View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the River View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Aurora (IN).
- The River View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverview Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86590 <7>
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stephens Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Rabbit Hash.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76160 <7>
- Ryle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ryle Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Ryle Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ryle Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Union.
- The Ryle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ryle - Stephens Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75852 <7>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Rice Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501777 (Rice Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #501777 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: Rising Sun
- County: Boone Elev: 159
- Location given for GNIS #501777 (Rice Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Boone County: www.boonecountyky.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 Kentucky's counties, including Boone, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rice Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9962, Longitude: -84.8191 In this case, the coordinates for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |