A visit to the Rike 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 Rike Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rike Cemetery:
33.1738, -96.4025
The Rike Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west of the Rike Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rike Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rike Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rike Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Housten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farmersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tatum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Princeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Backbone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Altoga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McMinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Merit Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merit Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milligan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell 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]<2> of the Rike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rike Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Farmersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Copeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Altoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Lowry Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Josephine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valdasta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Frognot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Lavon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Wylie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Melissa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caddo Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McKinney
(13 miles [20.9 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 Rike Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Mills
- Farmersville
- McKinney
- Nevada
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 Rike Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin 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 Rike Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1345210 (Rike Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345210 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: Collin
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Culleoka
- Location given for Rike Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1734492 Lon: -96.4024835
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rike Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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