Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Riceville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Riceville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Riceville is located in Fulton County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Hickman, Mississippi (MO), New Madrid (MO), Lake (TN) & Obion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Riceville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riceville:
- Fulton County (The home county of Riceville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Fulton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cayce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Hickman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ballard County
- Blandville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Protemus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Harris Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Kirksey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Milburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Kirbyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Bardwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cunningham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Water Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pryorsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Lynnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Sedalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tri City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Fancy Farm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Bell City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Mayfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Pottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Hickory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Lowes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Fulgham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Columbus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Dyer County (TN)
- Trimble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Gibson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Four Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Rutherford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tilghman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henry County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Lake County (TN)
- New Markham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Obion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- South Fulton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pierce Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- McConnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Rives
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Englewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Kenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kenton is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Obion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Hornbeak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Samburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weakley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Terrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Sidonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dresden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Ore Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Greenfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gleason
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tumbling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Pillowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riceville, see our County-by-County Page for Riceville.
Cemeteries Near Riceville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riceville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Riceville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riceville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenlea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McFall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huddleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morris Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murphey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rankins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (596 more) ...
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Martin (TN).
- The Johnson Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14092 <2>
- Roach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Riceville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riceville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Fulton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pierce Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Crutchfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crutchfield is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Water Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beelerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beelerton is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beelerton
- McConnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Cayce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Terrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Dukedom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dukedom is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedom
- Pilot Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pilot Oak is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Oak
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gardner is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riceville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riceville.
Newspapers Published in Riceville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riceville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riceville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riceville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Riceville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Calloway County
- Carlisle County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Dyer County
- Gibson County
- Henry County
- Lake County
- Obion County
- Weakley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riceville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Riceville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |