A visit to the Riley 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 Riley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riley Cemetery:
40.3790, -82.2010
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riley Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Riley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Riley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hollister Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister Cemetery
- Butler Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Giffen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Giffen Cemetery is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giffen Cemetery
- Newcastle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newcastle Cemetery is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle Cemetery
- Walhonding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walhonding Cemetery is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhonding Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- The McKee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hawn Cemetery
- Millwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Millwood Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Millwood Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Millwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42158 <5>
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Kemmerer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kemmerer Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemmerer Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Honey Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Honey Run Cemetery is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Run Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Tiverton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tiverton Cemetery is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Cemetery
- Tiverton Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Workman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Dennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- St. Matthews Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Dutch Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dutch Run Cemetery is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Run Cemetery
- Borden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Borden Cemetery is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden 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 Riley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Esto ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Walhonding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Buckeye City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pipesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- New Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Gann
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Bladensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mohawk Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Nellie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Stillwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- West Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gambier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Glenmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Jelloway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Layland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
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 Riley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Riley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Riley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961277 (Riley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961277 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 279 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brinkhaven
- Location given for Riley Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.378955 Lon: -82.2009855
- 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 Knox, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riley 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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