A visit to the Richardson 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 Richardson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Cemetery:
38.9576, -78.2958
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richardson Cemetery is located in Warren County<2>.
The county seat for Warren County is located in Front Royal. Front Royal lies just to the east southeast of the Richardson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richardson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Richardson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Bennetts Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stickley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stickley Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stickley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Strasburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52309 <5>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Reliance UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Reliance UMC Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance UMC Cemetery
- The Reliance UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reliance Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51834 <5>
- Reliance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramey Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ramey Graveyard is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ramey Graveyard
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Third Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nineveh Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waterlick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Royal Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Reliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Strasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Viscose City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Riverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Strasburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Front Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Tulip
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Limeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Toms Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Bentonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Maurertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Stephens City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Overall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Happy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Applewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Chester Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Milldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Armel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Fawcett Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Zepp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
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 Richardson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Warren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Front Royal
- Stephens City
- Strasburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Warren 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1674048 (Richardson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1674048 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: Warren
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strasburg
- Location given for Richardson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.95761 Lon: -78.2958361
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Warren, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richardson 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. |