A visit to the Riggans 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 Riggans Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riggans Cemetery:
34.0668, -88.2075
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riggans Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riggans Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Aberdeen. Aberdeen lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Riggans Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Riggans Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riggans Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Old Thompson - Centrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Site Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Site Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site Cemetery
- Hathcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hathcock Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathcock Cemetery
- Pickle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pickle Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickle Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
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- Gilliland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilliland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland Cemetery
- Riggan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riggan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggan Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Holligan & Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rudicell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rudicell Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudicell Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Cowley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cowley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley Cemetery
- Almon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Almon Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Wiggington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wiggington Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggington Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riggans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riggans Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Riggins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Detroit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Splunge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ales ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Tremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Gattman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Sulligent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hatley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Greenwood Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beaverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Clay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Carolina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Amory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bounds Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Acker ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Guin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Guin is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <5>
- Eastman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Abney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
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 Riggans Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riggans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amory
- Amory lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Riggans Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amory.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amory
- Fulton
- Guin
- Guin lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Riggans Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Hamilton
- Sulligent
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 Riggans Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Riggans Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676663 (Riggans Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676663 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Detroit
- Location given for Riggans Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0667717 Lon: -88.2075388
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Riggans 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |