A visit to the Richland 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 Richland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Richland Cemetery (FG ID #455083).
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 Richland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richland Cemetery:
33.1330, -95.4932
The Richland Cemetery is located in Hopkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hopkins County is located in Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs lies just to the west of the Richland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richland Cemetery.
Name Variations for Richland 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.
Richland Cemetery has also been known as:
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 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Richland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gamblin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gamblin Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamblin Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shooks Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Restlawn Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Connor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Connor Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor Cemetery
- New Pickton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The New Pickton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pickton Cemetery
- Stouts Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Stouts Creek Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Creek Cemetery
- Old Saltillo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Old Saltillo Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saltillo Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rushing Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Selt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Selt Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selt Cemetery
- Seymore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Seymore Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymore Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hargraves Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Hargraves Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargraves Cemetery
- Aiguier Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Aiguier Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiguier Cemetery
- Lindley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindley Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Cemetery
- Yantis Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty 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 Richland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Como
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birthright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Black Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nelta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Purley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Posey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brashear
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Divide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yantis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Peerless
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winnsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(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 Richland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hopkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birthright
- Mount Vernon
- Sulphur Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Richland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Hopkins 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 Richland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #455083
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 Texas' counties, including Hopkins, 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- Richland 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. |