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A visit to the Richards 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 Richards Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.5689°   (37° 34' 8")

Lon:   -87.8367°   (-87° 50' 12")

The Richards Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in Morganfield. Morganfield lies just to the north northwest of the Richards Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richards Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Holeman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holeman Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Caton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caton Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Harnion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harnion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harnion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harnion Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • New Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Blackwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwell Cemetery
    • The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Webster County
  • McClure Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McClure Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Pythian Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pythian Ridge Cemetery
    • The Pythian Ridge Cemetery is located in Union County
    • The Pythian Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75646 <5>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Chatman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chatman Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Lynn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynn Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Tapp Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tapp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tapp Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • St. Ann Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Frazer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frazer Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • 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 Webster County
    • Lisman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lisman Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Morehead Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morehead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morehead Cemetery is located in Henderson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richards Cemetery.

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

  • West Wheatcroft
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
    • West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
  • Wheatcroft
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
    • Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Free Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Free Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
    • Free Union is located in Webster County
  • Clay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <7>
  • Breckinridge Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckinridge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
    • Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
  • Sullivan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Sullivan is located in Union County
  • Sturgis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Sturgis is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <7>
  • Dixon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Dixon is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Morganfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganfield
    • Morganfield is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganfield <7>
  • Flournoy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flournoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
    • Flournoy is located in Union County
  • Blackford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
    • Blackford is located in Webster County
  • Lisman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
    • Lisman is located in Webster County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Waverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Grangertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
      • Grangertown is located in Union County
    • Chapman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Union County
    • Vanderburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
      • Vanderburg is located in Webster County
    • Poole
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Dixie is located in Henderson County
    • Providence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <7>
    • Hitesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
      • Hitesville is located in Union County
    • Dekoven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dekoven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
      • Dekoven is located in Union County
    • Corydon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
      • Corydon is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <7>

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 Richards Cemetery. The following communities are located in Union County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richards 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 professional and volunteer 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 Richards 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 Richards Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #501797  (Richards Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #501797 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: Bordley
    • County: Union         Elev: 141
    • Location given for GNIS #501797 (Richards Cemetery)

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 Union, 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 Richards Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5689, Longitude: -87.8367       In this case, the coordinates for the Richards 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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