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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. 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 Riggs Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   47.2480°   (47° 14' 52")

Lon:   -117.3435°   (-117° 20' 36")

The Riggs Cemetery is located in Whitman County<2>.

The county seat for Whitman County is located in Colfax. Colfax lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south of the Riggs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Riggs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • 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 <5>
  • Pine City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine City Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Oakesdale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakesdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakesdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakesdale Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Spokane County
  • Latah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Latah Cemetery is located in Spokane County
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosewood Cemetery is located in Spokane County
  • Goldenrod Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldenrod Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldenrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Spokane County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Whitman County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Spokane County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Wood Memorial Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wood Memorial Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • New England Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New England Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New England Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New England Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Whitman County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Spokane County

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 based on their distance from Riggs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rosalia
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
  • Malden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Waverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Spokane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Pine City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Pine City is located in Whitman County
  • Oakesdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
    • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Lone Pine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Pine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
  • Latah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tekoa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spangle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Belmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Seltice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seltice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
      • Seltice is located in Whitman County
    • Juno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
      • Juno is located in Whitman County
    • Willard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Whitman County
    • Willard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
    • Saint John
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Steptoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Eden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Whitman County
    • Farmington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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.

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:

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: GNIS record #1507802 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: Rosalia
    • County: Whitman         Elev: 769
    • Location given for GNIS #1507802 (Riggs Cemetery)

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

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 Washington's counties, including Whitman, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riggs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2480, Longitude: -117.3435       In this case, the coordinates for the Riggs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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