A visit to the Rife 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 Rife Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rife Cemetery:
38.9048, -82.1871
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rife Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rife Cemetery is located in Gallia County<2>.
The county seat for Gallia County is located in Gallipolis. Gallipolis lies just to the south of the Rife Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rife Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Rife Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rife Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campaign Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Campaign Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Rothgeb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rothgeb Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothgeb Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Maddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maddy Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddy Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Roush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roush Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roush Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Lemley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lemley Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley Cemetery
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Poplar Ridge Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery 2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery 2 is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery 2
- Lone Oak Cemetery 1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery 1 is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery 1
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gravel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cheshire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1000675 <5>
- Roush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Roush Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roush Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rife Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rife Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Kerr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Westbrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Cheshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Rodney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- West Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Gallipolis Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Beale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Flatrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Middleport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Langsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rio Grande
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Mason
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pomeroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Lima
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Ewington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
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 Rife Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gallia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rife Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Gallipolis
- Middleport
- Point Pleasant
- Pomeroy
- Rio Grande
- Rutland
- Vinton
- West Columbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rife Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Gallia 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 Rife Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1045014 (Rife Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1045014 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: Gallia
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Addison
- Location given for Rife Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9048015 Lon: -82.1870911
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Gallia, 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 from Point A (ie- Rife 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. |
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