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A visit to the Riley 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 Riley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riley Cemetery:

37.2250, -91.6735

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Riley Cemetery is located in Texas County<2>.

The county seat for Texas County is located in Houston. Houston lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Riley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Riley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Riley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pickett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Summersville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Summersville Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
  • Cold Spring Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Cemetery
  • Oakside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Oakside Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside Cemetery
  • Big Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Black Pond Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Black Pond Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Pond Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Harlow Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Harlow Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dyer Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Summer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Summer Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Cemetery
    • Akers Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Akers Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Akers Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Akers.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995307 <5>
    • New Home Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
    • Weese Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Weese Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weese Cemetery
    • Mahan Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mahan Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Cemetery
    • Newsalem Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Newsalem Cemetery is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsalem Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Newsalem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Mountain View.
      • The Newsalem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Salem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30500 <5>
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
    • Gill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Gill Cemetery is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Mountain View.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28902 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Riley Cemetery.

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

  • Hartshorn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
  • Summersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eunice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hattie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hattie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
  • Yukon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Yukon is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
  • Raymondville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Akers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Akers is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Alley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Round Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Mountain View
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Solo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Solo is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
  • Montier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Montier is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mineral Springs City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Houston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Elk Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Birch Tree
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Eminence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jadwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Simmons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Darien
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Bucyrus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sargent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sargent is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Coulstone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Licking
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Willow Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

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 Riley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Texas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Riley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Texas 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 Riley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #725308  (Riley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725308 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: Texas
      • Est. Elev: 367 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Summersville
      • Location given for Riley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.2250482     Lon: -91.6734782
      • 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 Texas, 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- Riley 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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