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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   33.1738°   (33° 10' 25")

Lon:   -96.4025°   (-96° 24' 9")

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 .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Rike Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Collin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 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 southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
      • Farmersville is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <4>
    • Copeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeville
      • Copeville is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copeville <4>
    • Princeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
    • Merit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lowry Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
      • Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Nevada
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Josephine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
      • Josephine is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <4>
    • Valdasta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
      • Valdasta is located in Collin County
    • Frognot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
      • Frognot is located in Collin County
    • New Hope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
    • Lavon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavon
      • Lavon is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <4>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Lucas
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
        • Lucas is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
      • Wylie
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
        • Wylie is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <4>
      • Fairview
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,358 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
      • Saint Paul
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
        • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
        • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
        • Parris is located in Collin County
      • Westminster
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
        • Westminster is located in Collin County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
      • Caddo Mills
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Mills
        • Caddo Mills is located in Hunt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo Mills <4>
      • McKinney
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Parker
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Royse City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hendrix
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
        • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
      • Kingston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
        • Kingston is located in Hunt County
      • Celeste
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
        • Celeste is located in Hunt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <4>

    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.

    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.<5>

    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)
      • The Tatum Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tatum Cemetery
    • 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)
      • The Twin Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Verona Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Verona Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verona Cemetery
    • 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)
      • The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • The Prairie Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Aleo Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
    • Altoga Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Altoga Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altoga Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • McMinn Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The McMinn Cemetery is located in Collin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMinn Cemetery
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Merit Cemetery is located in Hunt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • The Abston Cemetery is located in Collin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abston Cemetery
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Hunt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #1345210 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Culleoka
      • County: Collin         Elev: 177
      • Location given for GNIS #1345210 (Rike Cemetery)

    The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rike Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1738, Longitude: -96.4025    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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