A visit to the Riley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Riley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riley Cemetery (FG ID #743425).
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 Riley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riley Cemetery:
36.7538, -88.4825
The Riley Cemetery is located in Graves County<2>.
The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies just to the west of the Riley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Riley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Collie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Collie Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collie Cemetery
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Galloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Gallamore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole 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 Riley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Kirksey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Westplains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sedalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Symsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tri City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Almo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Viola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Protemus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Fairdealing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Riley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graves County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Hardin
- Mayfield
- Murray
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Riley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Graves 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 Riley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #743425
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Graves, 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- Riley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |