A visit to the Rice 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 Rice Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rice Cemetery:
43.5452, -92.0896
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rice Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rice Cemetery is located in Fillmore County<2>.
The county seat for Fillmore County is located in Preston. Preston lies just to the north of the Rice Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rice Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bristol Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
- Old Big Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mathews Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathews Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Kierans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Kierans Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Kierans Cemetery
- Greenfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- Waukokee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Waukokee Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukokee Cemetery
- Bristol Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bristol Grove Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Grove Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Albion Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Albion Twp. Cemetery is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Twp. Cemetery
- Fremont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- State Line Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutton Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- St. Liguori Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Liguori Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Liguori Cemetery
- Greenleafton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greenleafton Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton Cemetery
- Old Greenleafton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Albion Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Albion Twp. Cemetery is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Twp. Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Richland Prairie Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Granger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Florenceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kendallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Carimona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- York is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lime Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cresco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burr Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vernon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Lanesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Fountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wykoff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Whalan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hesper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Mabel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fillmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
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 Rice Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fillmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Carimona
- Cresco
- Fountain
- Harmony
- Lanesboro
- Lime Springs
- Mabel
- Preston
- Wykoff
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 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Fillmore 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #649965 (Rice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649965 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: Fillmore
- Est. Elev: 409 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harmony
- Location given for Rice Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5452434 Lon: -92.0896068
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Fillmore, 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- Rice 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. |