A visit to the Rice 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 Rice Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rice Cemetery:
34.6515, -81.6762
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rice Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rice Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Union. Union lies just to the north northeast of the Rice Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rice Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Lower Fairforest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Humphries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Lower Fairforest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Prospects Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- William H. Gist Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The William H. Gist Family Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William H. Gist Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William H. Gist Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Cross Keys.
- The William H. Gist Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70125 <5>
- Holcombe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holcombe Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombe Cemetery
- Padgetts Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Union Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Briggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Sedalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Bonham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Colerain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Meador ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Whitmire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Cross Anchor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kelly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sartor Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Renno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Tuckertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Tylersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Dover ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Lockhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Pauline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enoree
(16 miles [25.7 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 Rice Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Cross Anchor
- Union
- Whitmire
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1233016 (Rice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1233016 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union West
- Location given for Rice Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.651523 Lon: -81.6762131
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Union, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rice 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |