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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Riley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riley Cemetery (FG ID #99370)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   36.1006°   (36° 6' 2")

Lon:   -99.0845°   (-99° 5' 4")

The Riley Cemetery is located in Dewey County<2>.

The county seat for Dewey County is located in Taloga. Taloga lies just to the east southeast of the Riley Cemetery .

Establishment of the Riley Cemetery ...

The Riley Cemetery was established in 1893.

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 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 Riley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Dewey County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Riley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Riley Cemetery.

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

    • Richmond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Woodward County
    • Taloga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Seiling
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mutual
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Camargo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vici
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Putnam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sharon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Phroso ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
      • Phroso is located in Major County
    • Leedey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Curtis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
      • Curtis is located in Woodward County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Mooreland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Oakwood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Quinlan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
        • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
      • Cantonment ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cantonment. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
        • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
      • Canton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Woodward
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

    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 Dewey County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Riley Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Sunny Side Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunny Side Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Side Cemetery
    • Union View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Union View Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Union View Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • The Union View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kansas Ridge Cemetery
      • Lousy Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union View Cemetery
    • Dunlap Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bloomfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
    • Mound Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mound Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
    • Richmond Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brumfield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brumfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brumfield Cemetery
    • Persimmon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Valley Cemetery
    • Brooker - Meek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooker - Meek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooker - Meek Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooker - Meek Cemetery
    • Raymond Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raymond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Raymond Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymond Cemetery
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Woodward County
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elm Grove Community Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251798 <1>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Webb Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • The Webb Cemetery is located in Dewey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
      • Yake Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Yake Cemetery is located in Dewey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yake Cemetery
      • Riverview Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Dewey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Miller Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Chester Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chester Cemetery is located in Major County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
      • Camargo Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camargo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Camargo Cemetery is located in Dewey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camargo Cemetery
      • Trail Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trail Cemetery is located in Dewey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trail Cemetery
      • Munice Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Munice Cemetery is located in Dewey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munice Cemetery
      • Hope Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hope Cemetery is located in Major County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery

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

    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 #1097208  (Riley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1097208 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lenora
      • County: Dewey         Elev: 580
      • Location given for GNIS #1097208 (Riley Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #99370

    The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Dewey, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1006, Longitude: -99.0845    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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