A visit to the Riggs 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 Riggs Cemetery ...
The Riggs Cemetery is located in Whitman County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- Farmington Cemetery
- The Farmington Cemetery is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
- Farmington Cemetery
- The Farmington Cemetery is located in Whitman County
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- Garfield Cemetery
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Goldenrod Cemetery
- The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod Cemetery
- Latah Cemetery
- The Latah Cemetery is located in Spokane County
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- Lone Pine Cemetery
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Whitman County
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- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Spokane County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New England Cemetery
- The New England Cemetery is located in Spokane County
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- Oakesdale Cemetery
- The Oakesdale Cemetery is located in Whitman County
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- Pine City Cemetery
- The Pine City Cemetery is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
- The Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
- The Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- Rosalia Cemetery
- Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #172058 <2>
- Rosewood Cemetery
- The Rosewood Cemetery is located in Spokane County
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- Silver Creek Cemetery
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Whitman County
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- Wood Memorial Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Belmont
- Eden
- Eden is located in Whitman County
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- Fairfield
- Farmington
- Garfield
- Juno
- Juno is located in Whitman County
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- Latah
- Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
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- Malden
- Oakesdale
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Pine City ‑ Historic
- Pine City is located in Whitman County
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- Rockford
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rosalia
- Saint John
- Seltice
- Seltice is located in Whitman County
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- Spangle
- Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
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- Steptoe
- Tekoa
- Waverly
- Waverly is located in Spokane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Willard
- Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
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- Willard
- Willard is located in Whitman County
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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 Riggs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whitman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cheney
- Elberton
- Fairfield
- Farmington
- Garfield
- Latah
- Malden
- Oakesdale
- Rockford
- Rosalia
- Spangle
- Tekoa
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 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 Riggs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Washington:
- Pages specific to Whitman 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 Riggs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1507802 (Riggs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1507802 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: Whitman
- Est. Elev: 769 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rosalia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whitman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riggs Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |