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A visit to the Riverland 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 Riverland Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverland Cemetery:

33.9837, -98.0867

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Riverland Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Henrietta. Henrietta lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Riverland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Riverland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Riverland Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hurnville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Hurnville Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurnville Cemetery
  • Benvenue Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Benvenue Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benvenue Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Ryan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Ryan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
  • Sugden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sugden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden Cemetery
  • Cambridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery
  • Terral Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Terral Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral Cemetery
  • Waurika Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Waurika Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waurika Cemetery
  • Fleetwood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fleetwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood Cemetery
  • Ringgold Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hastings Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kempner Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Kempner Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Kempner Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4600 <5>
    • Cullers Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Cullers Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullers Cemetery
    • Belcherville Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Belcherville Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville Cemetery
    • Red River Station Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Addington Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Addington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Addington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Addington (OK).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97846 <5>
    • White Hill Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The White Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill Cemetery
    • Oscar Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Oscar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar Cemetery
    • Temple Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Temple Cemetery is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
      • The Temple Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Temple Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99642 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Riverland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverland Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Ryan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ryan is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <6>
  • Byers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Petrolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sugden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugden is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Terral
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Terral is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <6>
  • Henrietta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waurika
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Waurika is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waurika
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waurika <6>
  • Ringgold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fleetwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Dean
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dean is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Hastings
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hastings is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <6>
  • Jolly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jolly is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Thornberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Thornberry is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
    • Oscar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Addington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Taylor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylor is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Temple
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Temple is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <6>
    • Hynds City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hynds City is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
    • Bluegrove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Rowland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Rowland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland

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 Riverland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Riverland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Clay 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 Riverland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1366530  (Riverland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1366530 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: Clay
      • Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Riverland Cemetery
      • Location given for Riverland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.9837081     Lon: -98.0867064
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Clay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverland 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.