A visit to the Riffe 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 Riffe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riffe Cemetery:
38.4054, -82.9363
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riffe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riffe Cemetery is located in Greenup County<2>.
The county seat for Greenup County is located in Greenup. Greenup lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Riffe Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Riffe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riffe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Anglin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Anglin Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglin Cemetery
- Hannah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hannah Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah Cemetery
- Anglin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Anglin Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglin Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Felty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Felty Cemetery is located in Greenup County
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- Bellow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bellow Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellow Cemetery
- Hickory Flat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hickory Flat Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Seaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Seaton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
- Goebel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Goebel Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goebel Cemetery
- Riffit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Riffit Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffit Cemetery
- Grizzel - Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Caraway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
- Callihan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Callihan Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callihan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riffe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riffe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
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- Pactolus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Hunnewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Grayson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warnock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Tygarts Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Kehoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Hitchins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Argillite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Savage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Rush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Denton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Princess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Danleyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Boone Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Carter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Counts Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Grahn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Mountain Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Cannonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Greenup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wesleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
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 Riffe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greenup County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riffe 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 either 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 Riffe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Greenup 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 Riffe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501849 (Riffe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501849 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: Greenup
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oldtown
- Location given for Riffe Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4053583 Lon: -82.9362805
- 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 Greenup, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riffe 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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