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:
36.9831, -83.0832
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 Letcher County<2>.
The county seat for Letcher County is located in Whitesburg. Whitesburg lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Riddle Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Riddle Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riddle Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Cornett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Clover Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clover Fork Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Fork Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Camp Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nolan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- The Nolan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546559 <5>
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Creech Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Creech Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Israel Blair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Israel Blair Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Blair Cemetery
- Cornetts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cornetts Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornetts Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lewis / Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- George Middleton Cemetery
- Pounding Mill Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2541074 <5>
- Huff Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Caudill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Caudill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caudill Cemetery
- Sergent Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sergent Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Evarts Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436371 <5>
- Burkhart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Burkhart Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart Cemetery
- Rainbow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rainbow Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Cemetery
- Isom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- The Dickson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dixon 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 Riddle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riddle Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Totz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Gordon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Delphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Louellen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Closplint
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slemp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Benham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Linefork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Big Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Short Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hallie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Putney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Darkmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Redbud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Kenvir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Dizney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Holmes Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Lynch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Yeaddiss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Draper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Draper is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Evarts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Partridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Kings Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Cornettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Riddle Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Letcher 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 #514917 (Riddle Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #514917 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: Letcher
- Est. Elev: 472 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louellen
- Location given for Riddle Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9831473 Lon: -83.0832224
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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 Letcher, 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. |
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