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A visit to the Richland 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 Richland Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richland Cemetery:

44.1759, -83.8875

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Richland Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County<2>.

The county seat for Ogemaw County is located in West Branch. West Branch lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Richland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Richland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Richland Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cedar Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Twining.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #241 <5>
  • Burleigh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Burleigh Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleigh Cemetery
  • Johnson Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
  • Mills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mills Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
  • Reno Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Reno Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
    • The Reno Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Reno Twp. Cemetery
  • Plains Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Plains Cemetery is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Edwards Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Logan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Logan Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
  • St. George Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Arenac Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Arenac Twp. Cemetery is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac Twp. Cemetery
    • Selkirk Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Selkirk Cemetery is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk Cemetery
      • The Selkirk Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Churchill Twp. Cemetery
      • Rifle River Cemetery
    • Alger Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Joseph's Polish National Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Linwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Linwood Cemetery is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Linwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Au Gres.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #946 <5>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Woodmere Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Woodmere Cemetery is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere Cemetery
    • Resurrection of the Lord Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pine River Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pine Top Rest Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richland Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Prescott
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Twining
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Twining is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Turner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Turner is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Whittemore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Melita
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Melita is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
  • Skidway Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Omer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Omer is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • National City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sterling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arenac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Arenac is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
  • White Rock ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • White Rock is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Standish
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pine River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Pine River is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Au Gres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Hale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Campbells Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
    • Harmon City Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
    • Long Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Richland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ogemaw County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Richland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Ogemaw 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 Richland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #635883  (Richland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #635883 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: Ogemaw
      • Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Prescott
      • Location given for Richland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.1758526     Lon: -83.8874898
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Ogemaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richland 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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