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A visit to the Richburg 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 Richburg Cemetery ...

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

42.0867, -78.1556

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

The Richburg Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Richburg Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Richburg Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Richburg Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Dimmick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dimmick Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick Cemetery
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
  • Little Genesee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Well Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Well Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Well Cemetery
  • Allentown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Utopia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Utopia Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia Cemetery
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
  • West Genesee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The West Genesee Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Genesee Cemetery
  • Nile Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Nile Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bellamy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
    • Knights Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Knights Creek Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Creek Cemetery
    • Sortore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sortore Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sortore Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Portville Burying Grounds
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64191 <5>
    • East Portville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Portville Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portville Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richburg Cemetery.

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

  • Richburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bolivar
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kossuth
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kossuth is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
  • Sawyer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sawyer is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Vosburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Vosburg is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
  • Little Genesee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Allentown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Clarksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Clarksville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
  • Honeoye
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Honeoye is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
  • Pikeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pikeville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Bowler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowler is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
  • East Sharon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Sharon is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Petrolia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Petrolia is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
    • Myrtle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Myrtle is located in McKean County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
    • Shinglehouse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Friendship
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Portville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Chrystal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chrystal is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
    • Cuba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuba is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
    • Millport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Millport is located in Potter County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
    • Stannards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Stannards is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
    • Wellsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Weston Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
    • Westons Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Richburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegany County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Richburg Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Allegany 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 Richburg Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2544256  (Richburg Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2544256 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: Allegany
      • Est. Elev: 507 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bolivar
      • Location given for Richburg Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0866667     Lon: -78.1555556
      • 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 New York's counties, including Allegany, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richburg 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.