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A visit to the Richwood Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Richwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Richwood Cemetery (FG ID #385276).

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 Richwood Cemetery ...

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

38.2250, -80.5460

The Richwood Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.

The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Summersville. Summersville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Richwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Richwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Richwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mountain View Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle Mtn. Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Baber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Baber Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baber Cemetery
  • Powers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Powers Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Mountain Trail Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Downtain Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fields Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Fields Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
    • Ward Road Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Ward Road Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Road Cemetery
    • Black's Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Penile Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Penile Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penile Cemetery
    • Mountain Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mountain Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
    • Lambert Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lambert Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
    • Mullens Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mullens Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
    • Little Union Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Little Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union Cemetery
    • Dunlap Memorial Garden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richwood 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 Richwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Nicholas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Richwood Cemetery: