A visit to the Rice 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 Rice Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rice Cemetery:
36.8284, -83.8371
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rice Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rice Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Barbourville. Barbourville lies just to the northwest of the Rice Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Sowders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sowders Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowders Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Long Tom Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Long Tom Mills Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom Mills Cemetery
- The Long Tom Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ben Mills Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Johes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johes Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johes Cemetery
- Barbourville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The West Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Amis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Amis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis Cemetery
- Wollum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wollum Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollum Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Swanson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Swanson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Flat Lick.
- The Farley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Himyar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73910 <5>
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Adam & Eve Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adam & Eve Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam & Eve Cemetery
- Glasscock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Glasscock Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasscock Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black 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 Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Artemus
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Trosper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Flat Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Bimble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barbourville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heidrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Bryants Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Fourmile
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Hinkle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Cannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Dewitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ingram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Walker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Girdler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Pineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Scalf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Wasioto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Straight Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Arjay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Louden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Crane Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Siler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Jenson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Sims Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Rella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
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 Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501770 (Rice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501770 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Artemus
- Location given for Rice Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8284201 Lon: -83.8371448
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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 Knox, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rice 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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