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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery (FG ID #2310615)

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 Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery

Lat:   36.5436°   (36° 32' 36")

Lon:   -79.0420°   (-79° 2' 31")

The Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery is located in Halifax County<3>.

The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the north northeast of the Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Ephesus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ephesus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ephesus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
  • Cunningham Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Alton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alton Cemetery is located in Halifax County
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Halifax County
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Halifax County
  • Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
  • Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
  • Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
  • Harmony UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Calvary UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Whitt Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
    • Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
    • Foster Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
    • Allen Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Family Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
    • Allens Chapel Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allens Chapel Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allens Chapel Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allens Chapel Church Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
    • Woodsdale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodsdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodsdale Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reaves - Riggsby 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 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 Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery:

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 Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery:

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5436, Longitude: -79.0420    
<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 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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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