A visit to the Riddick 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 Riddick Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riddick Cemetery:
36.3707, -76.5663
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riddick Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riddick Cemetery is located in Gates County<2>.
The county seat for Gates County is located in Gatesville. Gatesville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Riddick Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riddick Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Riddick Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riddick Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Warwick Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow - Ward Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion UMC Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Mintonsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188855 <5>
- Riddicks Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Up River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Up River Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Up River Cemetery
- Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Belvidere.
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chappell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188876 <5>
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Chappells Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Charity Holley Gravesite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mathias Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mathias Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathias Cemetery
- William G. Wood Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The William G. Wood Family Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William G. Wood Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William G. Wood Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Woodville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441059 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Winslow Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Winslow Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- Riddick Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Riddick Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddick Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- Nixon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Porters Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Brinkley Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Cemetery
- Memory Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Memory Gardens is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens
- Nixon Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riddick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riddick Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hobbsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Muddy Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Mitchells Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Mintonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Gliden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Nicanor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Ryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Belvidere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Savage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Holly Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Gatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Center Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Winfall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corapeake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Harrellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Willeyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
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 Riddick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gates County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riddick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gatesville
- Hertford
- South Mills
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 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 Riddick Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Gates 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 Riddick Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1000899 (Riddick Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1000899 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: Gates
- Est. Elev: 14 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hobbsville
- Location given for Riddick Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3707103 Lon: -76.5663363
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Gates, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riddick 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. |