A visit to the Riggs 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 Riggs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riggs Cemetery:
41.2270, -79.0061
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riggs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riggs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Brookville. Brookville lies just to the southwest of the Riggs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Riggs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riggs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Munderf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Munderf Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominics Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Beechwoods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Beechwoods Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwoods Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knoxdale Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173301 <5>
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Hominy Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hominy Ridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Ridge Cemetery
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- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Reynoldsville.
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1111986 <5>
- Wildwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- Carrier Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Carrier Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrier Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Summerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44528 <5>
- Lakelawn Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakelawn Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakelawn Memorial Park
- The Lakelawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lakelawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45244 <5>
- Reynoldsville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynoldsville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- St. Tobias Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Tobias Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Tobias Cemetery
- Maxwell Run Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Maxwell Run Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Run Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riggs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hazen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hazen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Warsaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Munderf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Munderf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
- Allens Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Howe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Brookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schoffner Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
- Sigel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Fuller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Millstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Sandy Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clarington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corsica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Reynoldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Brockway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Pancoast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Summerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Ohl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Prescottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Falls Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Hallton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Cooksburg
(12 miles [19.3 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 Riggs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Riggs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Riggs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185064 (Riggs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185064 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 496 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brookville
- Location given for Riggs Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2270069 Lon: -79.0061466
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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 Jefferson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riggs 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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