A visit to the Rickard Memorial 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 Rickard Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rickard Memorial Cemetery:
40.5979, -76.9303
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rickard Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rickard Memorial Cemetery is located in Dauphin County<2>.
The county seat for Dauphin County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south of the Rickard Memorial Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Rickard Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rickard Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barner's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barner's Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barner's Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Aline UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Aline UMC Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aline UMC Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Aline
- The Aline UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aline Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133768 <5>
- Dresslers Ridge UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dresslers Ridge UMC Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresslers Ridge UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dresslers Ridge UMC Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Richfield.
- The Dresslers Ridge UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dresslers Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992448 <5>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Arbogast Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Arbogast Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbogast Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Arbogast Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arbogast Cemetery
- Arbogast Lutheran Cemetery
- Zion Arbogast Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150036 <5>
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- The St. Matthew Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Matthew Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Pfoutz Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pfoutz Valley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley Cemetery
- The Pfoutz Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pfoutz Valley UMC Cemetery
- Reward UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Reward UMC Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward UMC Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Enders.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Enders Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993036 <5>
- Gods Missionary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
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- Herndon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evangelical Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Evangelical Methodist Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Methodist Cemetery
- The Evangelical Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Swamp Evangelical Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45772 <5>
- Pine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
- Faith Lutheran Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Faith Lutheran Church is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Lutheran Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Lutheran Church is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Richfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261865 <5>
- Mitchell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Union Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Church Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Richfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Richfield Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Richfield.
- The Richfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richfield Union Cemetery
- Richfield UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989444 <5>
- Marshal Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Gratz.
- The Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gratz Union Cemetery
- Simeon Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273655 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns 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 Rickard Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rickard Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paxton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Malta
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Liverpool
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rife
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- McKees Half Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Hoffer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Berrysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Chapman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Pfoutz Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Fisherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elizabethville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pillow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mandata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Reward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Halifax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Enders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Shadle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Port Trevorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knousetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Pallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Loyalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dundore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Seven Stars
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
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 Rickard Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dauphin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rickard Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabethville
- Halifax
- Herndon
- Liverpool
- Millersburg
- Pillow
- Pillow lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Rickard Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pillow.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillow
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 Rickard Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Dauphin 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 Rickard Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185025 (Rickard Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185025 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: Dauphin
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millersburg
- Location given for Rickard Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5978625 Lon: -76.930254
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Dauphin, 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- Rickard Memorial 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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