A visit to the Riddle 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 Riddle Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riddle Cemetery:
38.2252, -83.7703
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riddle Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riddle Cemetery is located in Bath County<2>.
The county seat for Bath County is located in Owingsville. Owingsville lies just to the south of the Riddle Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Riddle Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riddle Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hendricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks Cemetery
- Gregory Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Latham Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Latham Graveyard is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Graveyard
- Old Republican Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cartmill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cartmill Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartmill Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Goodpaster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodpaster Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodpaster Cemetery
- Atchison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Atchison Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Atchison Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Owingsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72910 <5>
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Owingsville.
- Barbers Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Barbers Graveyard is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers Graveyard
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Longview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Longview Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Owingsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Virginia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Locust Graveyard is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Graveyard
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McCarthy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Knox Hill Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
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 Riddle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riddle Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Oakla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakla is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakla
- Reynoldsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Pebble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pebble is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Slate Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Sherburne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- South Sherburne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Sherburne is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherburne
- Owingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Grange City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Sunset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Peasticks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Tilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Olympia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Farmville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Moorefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
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 Riddle Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bath County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riddle 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 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 Riddle Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Bath 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 Riddle Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2416492 (Riddle Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2416492 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: Bath
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Colfax
- Location given for Riddle Graveyard:
- Lat: 38.2263518 Lon: -83.7043858
- 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 Bath, 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 from Point A (ie- Riddle 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |