A visit to the Riley 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 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. 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:
36.1006, -99.0845
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riley Cemetery.
Establishment of the Riley Cemetery ...
The Riley Cemetery was established in 1893.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Riley Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Sunny Side Cemetery is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side Cemetery
- Union View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brumfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Persimmon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
- Brooker - Meek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Raymond Cemetery is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Webb Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yake Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Yake Cemetery is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yake Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chester Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Camargo Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Camargo Cemetery is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo Cemetery
- Trail Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Trail Cemetery is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Cemetery
- Munice Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hope Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Major County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- 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)
- Leedey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Quinlan is located in Woodward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
- Cantonment ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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.
- Camargo
- Canton
- Cantonment - Historic
- Curtis
- Eagle City
- Leedey
- Longdale
- Mooreland
- Mutual
- Oakwood
- Putnam
- Quinlan
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Seiling
- Sharon
- Taloga
- Vici
- Vici lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Riley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vici.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vici
- Woodward
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Riley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Dewey 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #99370
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1097208 (Riley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097208 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: Dewey
- Est. Elev: 580 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lenora
- Location given for Riley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1005973 Lon: -99.0845442
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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 'point-to-point' 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |