A visit to the Riddell 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 Riddell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riddell Cemetery:
37.6729, -84.0310
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riddell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riddell Cemetery is located in Estill County<2>.
The county seat for Estill County is located in Irvine. Irvine lies just to the east northeast of the Riddell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Riddell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riddell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Boian Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boian Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- McGeorge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McGeorge Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGeorge Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Riddell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Riddell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddell Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winkler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scrivner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Scrivner Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrivner Cemetery
- Noland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #678117 <5>
- Stacy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Turpin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Swine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Swine Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swine Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Gum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gum Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Lutes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- Johnny Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riddell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riddell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irvine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Witt Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Winston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Panola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Panola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Ravenna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wagersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Locust Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Bybee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Brassfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Lynch Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Miller's Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Dreyfus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Elliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Duluth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- College Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Moberly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Bobtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Kerby Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Foxtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Vaughns Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Reeds Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Bighill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Log Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Union City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Terrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Terrill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrill
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 Riddell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Estill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riddell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Riddell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Estill 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 Riddell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501832 (Riddell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501832 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: Estill
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panola
- Location given for Riddell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6728602 Lon: -84.0310372
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Estill, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riddell 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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