A visit to the Rice 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 Rice Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rice Cemetery:
39.5012, -78.7756
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rice Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rice Cemetery is located in Mineral County<2>.
The county seat for Mineral County is located in Keyser. Keyser lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Rice Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rice Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Van Meter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Van Meter Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Meter Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Reece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Eusiva Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eusiva Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eusiva Cemetery
- Abe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ilechiter Monnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Culp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Culp Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp Cemetery
- Mineral Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reeves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hardy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Hutson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hutson Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutson Cemetery
- The Hutson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cresap Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405526 <5>
- Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Headsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Headsville Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Wesleyan Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesleyan Memorial Park is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyan Memorial Park
- Cecil Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- Lease Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lease Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lease Cemetery
- Greenwall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwall Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwall Cemetery
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Davis Memorial Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Cumberland (MD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #181897 <5>
- St. Mary's Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Mary's Burial Park is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Burial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cumberland (MD).
- The St. Mary's Burial Park has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640865 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Ashby
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Short Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Ritters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Pinto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Brady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Donaldson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Frost ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Rawlings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Wapocomo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cresaptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Vance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Wiley Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Three Churches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Oldtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carpendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- La Vale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Romney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Loarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loarville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loarville
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
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 Rice Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mineral County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rice 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mineral 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 Rice Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1937390 (Rice Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1937390 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: Mineral
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cresaptown
- Location given for Rice Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5012021 Lon: -78.7755743
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Mineral, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rice 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. |
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