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:
37.6979, -84.0205
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 of the Riddell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riddell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 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.
- Lutes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- Riddell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Riddell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddell Cemetery
- Gum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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>
- Johnny Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boian Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boian Cemetery
- McGeorge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McGeorge Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGeorge Cemetery
- Noland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Turpin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scrivner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scrivner Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrivner Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rawlins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Noland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- Estill County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Masters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Witt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Witt Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Cemetery
- Alcorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Alcorn Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorn Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Witt Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Irvine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ravenna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Winston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Panola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Wagersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Miller's Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Bybee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Brassfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Locust Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Lynch Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- College Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Vaughns Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Moberly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Dreyfus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Duluth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Log Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Knowlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Reeds Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Bobtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Hatton Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Clay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Powell Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Doylesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
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. Unless otherwise noted, 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 begin 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 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 #501833 (Riddell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501833 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: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panola
- Location given for Riddell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6978599 Lon: -84.0204812
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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