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A visit to the Rice Cemetery ...


The location of the Rice Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 ...

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

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

Lat:   33.4404°   (33° 26' 25")

Lon:   -88.7306°   (-88° 43' 50")

The Rice Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County<2>.

The county seat for Oktibbeha County is located in Starkville. Starkville lies just to the west of the Rice Cemetery .

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 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 Rice Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Oktibbeha County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.

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

    • Sessums
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sessums have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessums
      • Sessums is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sessums <4>
    • Clayton Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Artesia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Starkville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bent Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
      • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
    • Mhoons Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mhoons Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
      • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
    • Longview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Crawford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <4>
    • Cedar Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
    • Adaton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
    • West Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Siloam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Clay County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Griffith
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
        • Griffith is located in Clay County
      • Bradley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
        • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Brooksville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pheba
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Abbott
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
        • Abbott is located in Clay County
      • Columbus
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

    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 Oktibbeha County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rice Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Sessums Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sessums Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sessums Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sessums Cemetery
    • Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens is located in Oktibbeha County
      • The Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
    • Seitz Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seitz Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seitz Cemetery
    • Curtis Chapel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curtis Chapel Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Chapel Cemetery
    • Boyd Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Parrish Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parrish Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
    • Peters Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peters Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Sand Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Creek Cemetery
    • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Mayhew Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayhew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mayhew Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayhew Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Fort Graveyard
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fort Graveyard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Fort Graveyard is located in Oktibbeha County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fort Graveyard is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Starkville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fort Graveyard
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2567659 <7>
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Community Club Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Club Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Community Club Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Club Cemetery
      • Sanders Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
      • Mayhew Mission Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayhew Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mayhew Mission Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayhew Mission Cemetery
      • Bethesda Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
      • Henkle Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henkle Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henkle Cemetery
      • Prairie Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Hill Cemetery
      • Tibbee Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tibbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tibbee Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tibbee Cemetery

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

    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 #676621  (Rice Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #676621 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: Artesia
      • County: Oktibbeha         Elev: 101
      • Location given for GNIS #676621 (Rice Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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 Mississippi's counties, including Oktibbeha, 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- ) 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: 33.4404, Longitude: -88.7306       In this case, the coordinates for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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