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A visit to the Rice Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rice Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rice Cemetery (FG ID #65787).

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 Rice Cemetery ...

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

43.4370, -76.5628

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rice Cemetery has been estimated.<3> - use with caution.

The Rice Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Oswego.

The cemetery is located in Oswego County<4>.

The county seat for Oswego County is located in Oswego. Oswego lies just to the east northeast of the Rice Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rice Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.

  • Union Village Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
  • Irish Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ft. Ontario Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ft. Ontario Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Ontario Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • South Road Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mattison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mattison Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattison Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Minetto Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Minetto Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetto Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Kingdom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Fairdale Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Whittemore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Whittemore Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore Cemetery
    • Blossom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blossom Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Cemetery
    • Hannibal Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hannibal Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Cemetery
    • Van Buren Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Cemetery
    • Peck Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Peck Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
    • Worden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Worden Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden 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]<2> of the Rice Cemetery.

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

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 Oswego County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rice Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Oswego 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 Rice Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #65787

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #962449  (Rice Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #962449 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: Oswego
      • Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oswego West
      • Location given for Rice Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.4370122     Lon: -76.5632786
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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- Rice Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.