A visit to the Ricker 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 Ricker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ricker Cemetery:
43.7954, -70.7973
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ricker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ricker Cemetery is located in York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in Alfred. Alfred lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south of the Ricker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Ricker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ricker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Weeman Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeman Cemetery
- Tar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Tar Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Cemetery
- Durgin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Durgin Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgin Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Merrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Pendexter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pendexter Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendexter Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wadsworth Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gerrish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gerrish Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrish Cemetery
- Edgecomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Edgecomb Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb Cemetery
- Guptill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Guptill Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill Cemetery
- Pendexter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pendexter Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendexter Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Emerson - Thorne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton 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 Ricker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ricker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cornish
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Durgintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- West Baldwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- East Parsonsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Kezar Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Rankins Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Parsonsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Limington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Porter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Limerick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Limington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Steep Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parsonsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Lake Arrowhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Effingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Effingham is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Sprague City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sprague City is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- East Brownfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Brownfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Ricker Cemetery. The following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ricker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Ricker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to York 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 Ricker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #574185 (Ricker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #574185 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: York
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cornish
- Location given for Ricker Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7953535 Lon: -70.797284
- 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 Maine's counties, including York, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ricker 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. |