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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   39.1597°   (39° 9' 34")

Lon:   -94.2839°   (-94° 17' 2")

The Rice Cemetery is located in Jackson County<1>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the west southwest of the Rice Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Rice Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Douglass Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Missouri City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Missouri City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Missouri City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Missouri City Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Oak Ridge Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Ridge Memory Gardens is located in Jackson County
  • Buckner Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buckner Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Sibley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mann Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Hendrick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hendrick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Lobb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lobb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lobb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • George Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The George Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Keller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keller Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Chiddix Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chiddix Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chiddix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chiddix Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dillen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dillen Cemetery is located in Ray County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Scott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Buxton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buxton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buxton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buxton Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Cameron Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cameron Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • McQuiddy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McQuiddy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McQuiddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McQuiddy Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Mound Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Clair Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clair Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Greens Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Ebenezer Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rice Cemetery.

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

  • Atherton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Jackson County
  • Buckner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sibley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <6>
  • Adams
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Adams
    • From the Rice Cemetery to Adams
  • Missouri City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City
    • Missouri City is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri City <6>
  • River Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • River Bend is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Cement City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cement City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
    • Cement City is located in Jackson County
  • Independence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Levasy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levasy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
    • Levasy is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Birmingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Maywood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Tapawingo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tapawingo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
      • Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Blue Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stockdale ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
      • Stockdale is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stockdale
      • From the Rice Cemetery to Stockdale
    • Orrick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrick
      • Orrick is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrick <6>
    • Liberty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenaire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenaire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
      • Glenaire is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Minaville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
      • Minaville is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Minaville
      • From the Rice Cemetery to Minaville
    • Grain Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley
      • Grain Valley is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grain Valley <6>
    • Napoleon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Albany
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Ray County
    • Mosby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Prathersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prathersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
      • Prathersville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Claycomo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claycomo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
      • Claycomo is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people

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.

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 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:

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 #725246  (Rice Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #725246 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Missouri City
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 281
    • Location given for GNIS #725246 (Rice Cemetery)

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rice Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1597, Longitude: -94.2839    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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