A visit to the Riddles Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Riddles Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riddles Cemetery (FG ID #31121).
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 Riddles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riddles Cemetery:
36.4112, -89.5395
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riddles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Riddles Cemetery is located in New Madrid County<3>.
The county seat for New Madrid County is located in New Madrid. New Madrid lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the north of the Riddles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riddles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Riddles Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riddles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Le Sieur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Le Sieur Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sieur Cemetery
- Yount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Yount Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Cemetery
- Le Sieur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Le Sieur Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sieur Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Cronanville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cronanville Cemetery is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronanville Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Citizen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Citizen Cemetery is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizen Cemetery
- Free Will Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Free Will Cemetery is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Will Cemetery
- Kimes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kimes Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimes Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Buckelew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Buckelew Cemetery is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckelew Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Creviosur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Creviosur Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creviosur Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Madrid Bend Families Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Madrid Bend Families Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Bend Families Cemetery
- The Madrid Bend Families Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76544 <1>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Riddles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riddles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Point Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Tiptonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Proctor City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Conran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Hayward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Owl City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Marston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Portageville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ridgely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Samburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Howardville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Madrid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lilbourn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Lilbourn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Netherlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Hornbeak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Wardell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Wardell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Homestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Hayti
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caruthersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Tallapoosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 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 Riddles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New Madrid County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riddles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caruthersville
- Hayti
- Lilbourn
- New Madrid
- Portageville
- Ridgely
- Tiptonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Riddles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to New Madrid 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 Riddles Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #31121
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #725290 (Riddles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725290 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: New Madrid
- Est. Elev: 87 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Point Pleasant
- Location given for Riddles Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4111753 Lon: -89.5395212
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including New Madrid, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riddles Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |