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:
39.0195, -94.4957
The Rice Cemetery is located in Jackson County<1>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the northeast 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 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Rice Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Floral Hills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
- West Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sechrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mound Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Brooking Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Pitcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Raytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Blue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Mission Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mission Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Prairie Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leawood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Roeland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mission
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <5>
- Countryside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- New Santa Fe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lee's Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tapawingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cement City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Argentine
(9 miles [14.5 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 Rice Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argentine
- Grandview
- Independence
- Kansas City
- North Kansas City
- Raytown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #725245 (Rice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725245 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Independence
- Location given for Rice Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0191724 Lon: -94.4960645
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |