A visit to the Richfield 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 Richfield Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Richfield Cemetery (FG ID #1989444).
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 Richfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richfield Cemetery:
40.6881, -77.1088
The Richfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Richfield.
The cemetery is located in Juniata County<2>.
The county seat for Juniata County is located in Mifflintown. Mifflintown lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Richfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richfield Cemetery.
Name Variations for Richfield Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Richfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richfield Union Cemetery
- Richfield UMC Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Richfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brick Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Faith Lutheran Church
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Niemonds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lauver Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dresslers Ridge UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arbogast Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beavertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Adamsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aline UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hassingers Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Koons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Koons Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koons Cemetery
- Auker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Auker Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auker Cemetery
- Marshal Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pfoutz Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Barner's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Thompson's Lock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reward UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Globe Mills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Globe Mills Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Knousetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Swales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shadle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coon Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pfoutz Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Middleburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McAlisterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hoffer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Troxelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Middle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKees Half Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Freeburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Kreamer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Globe Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McClure
(10 miles [16.1 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 Richfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Juniata County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaver Springs
- Freeburg
- Liverpool
- McClure
- Middleburg
- Richfield
- Thompsontown
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 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 Richfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Juniata 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 Richfield Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1989444
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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Juniata, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richfield 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. |