A visit to the Rickard 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 Rickard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rickard Cemetery:
38.9170, -82.0026
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rickard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rickard Cemetery is located in Mason County<2>.
The county seat for Mason County is located in Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant lies just to the west southwest of the Rickard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rickard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Rickard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rickard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zuspan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Zuspan Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuspan Cemetery
- Peter Fry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Peter Fry Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Fry Cemetery
- Infirmary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Infirmary Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Infirmary Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Yonker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Yonker Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonker Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Zirkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zirkle Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zirkle Cemetery
- Broad Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Broad Run Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lakin State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakin State Hospital Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin State Hospital Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakin State Hospital Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of York.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2499949 <5>
- Kirkland Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hoschar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoschar Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoschar Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoschar Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Meadowbrook.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78740 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Letart Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Letart Evergreen Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Evergreen Cemetery
- The Letart Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Letart Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Letart Falls Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls Cemetery
- Longdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Longdale Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale Cemetery
- Sunrise Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sunrise Memorial Gardens is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Memorial Gardens is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of New Haven.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145015 <5>
- Clifton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- West Columbia Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lutton Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutton Cemetery
- Plants Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Plants Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
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 Rickard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rickard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sassafras
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Flatrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Letart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Letart Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Racine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hartford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Carlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Dorcas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Welshtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Point Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Thomas Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Kyger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
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 Rickard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mason County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rickard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Middleport
- New Haven
- Point Pleasant
- Pomeroy
- West Columbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rickard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mason 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 Rickard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545567 (Rickard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545567 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: Mason
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cheshire
- Location given for Rickard Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9170247 Lon: -82.0026395
- 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 Mason, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rickard 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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