A visit to the Riceville 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 Riceville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riceville Cemetery:
35.3817, -84.6980
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riceville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riceville Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the northeast of the Riceville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riceville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Riceville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riceville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- New Eastanallee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Eastanallee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thorn Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thorn Hill Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hyde Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Minnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Minnett Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnett Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Plank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Plank Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Old Swafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swafford Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson 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 Riceville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riceville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lamontville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Goodsprings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Goodfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Bellefounte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Etowah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Delano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Englewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Niota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Manila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Cute ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sewee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
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 Riceville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McMinn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riceville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Decatur
- Englewood
- Etowah
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 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 Riceville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McMinn 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 Riceville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1956207 (Riceville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1956207 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: McMinn
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Riceville
- Location given for Riceville Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3817396 Lon: -84.6979947
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including McMinn, 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' (or 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- Riceville 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. |