A visit to the Riffe 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 Riffe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riffe Cemetery:
39.2514, -94.1494
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riffe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riffe Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Riffe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riffe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Riffe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riffe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rowland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Dillen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dillen Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillen Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- South Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Point Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point Cemetery
- Barsher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barsher Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barsher Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Gordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gordan Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordan Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sibley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Smith - Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clevenger Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Buxton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Buxton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Cemetery
- Missouri City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Sanderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson 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 Riffe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riffe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Albany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Wood Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Crystal Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prathersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Buckner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Levasy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Homestead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Rayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mosby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Missouri City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atherton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Napoleon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Excelsior Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stockdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 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 Riffe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riffe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckner
- Excelsior Springs
- Missouri City
- Orrick
- Richmond
- Wellington
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 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 Riffe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Ray 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 Riffe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #725301 (Riffe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725301 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: Ray
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Excelsior Springs
- Location given for Riffe Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2513953 Lon: -94.1493899
- 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 Ray, 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 from Point A (ie- Riffe 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |