A visit to the Richardson 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 Richardson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Cemetery:
40.2589, -92.4599
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richardson Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Kirksville. Kirksville lies just to the southwest of the Richardson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richardson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Richardson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Waddill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Waddill Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddill Cemetery
- Highland Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Towles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Towles Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towles Cemetery
- Bridge Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridge Creek Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Forest - Llewellyn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Park View Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Park View Memorial Gardens is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park View Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the southeast of Kirksville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30743 <5>
- Cater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cater Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cater Cemetery
- Paultown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Paultown Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paultown Cemetery
- Slocum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Slocum Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ownbey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Ownbey Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ownbey Cemetery
- Brashear Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Brashear Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Gibbs Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Gibbs Union Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibbs Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gibbs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28892 <5>
- Brushy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Queen City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stukey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McGrady Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McGrady Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady Cemetery
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 Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Kirksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brashear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Greentop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Gibbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hurdland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Queen City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Baring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Novinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Pleasant Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Danforth is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Julesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Worthington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- La Plata
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Downing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Lancaster
(18 miles [29 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 Richardson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baring
- Brashear
- Downing
- Edina
- Edina lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Richardson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
- Greentop
- Hurdland
- Kirksville
- La Plata
- Lancaster
- Novinger
- Queen City
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 either 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Adair 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #725263 (Richardson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725263 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: Adair
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willmathsville
- Location given for Richardson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2589227 Lon: -92.4599137
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Adair, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richardson 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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