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A visit to the Riddles Chapel 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 Riddles Chapel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riddles Chapel 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 Riddles Chapel Cemetery

Lat:   39.2331°   (39° 13' 59")

Lon:   -81.0190°   (-81° 1' 8")

The Riddles Chapel Cemetery is located in Ritchie County<2>.

The county seat for Ritchie County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies just to the southwest of the Riddles Chapel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Riddles Chapel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Ellenboro Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellenboro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellenboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellenboro Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Fairmont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Pullman Churchyard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pullman Churchyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pullman Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pullman Churchyard Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Moyers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moyers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moyers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Broadwater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Broadwater Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Six Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Six Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Six Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Six Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Creek Churchyard Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • King Knob Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Knob Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Knob Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
    • Buck Run Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Run Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buck Run Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Burnthouse Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnthouse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnthouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burnthouse Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Maple Lane Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Lane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Lane Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
    • Morris Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • South Fork Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fork Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Fork Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
    • Michaels Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Michaels Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
    • Duckworth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duckworth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duckworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duckworth Cemetery is located in Doddridge County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riddles Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riddles Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hannahdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannahdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
    • Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
  • Harrisville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <6>
  • Ellenboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pullman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
    • Pullman is located in Ritchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Pennsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • League
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
    • League is located in Ritchie County
  • Cornwallis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwallis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
    • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
  • Cokeleys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cokeleys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
    • Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
  • Toll Gate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toll Gate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
    • Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
  • Cairo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Adlai
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adlai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
    • Adlai is located in Pleasants County
  • Slab
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slab. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
    • Slab is located in Ritchie County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Berea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Ritchie County
    • Duckworth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duckworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
      • Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
    • Stanley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Ritchie County
    • Hebron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Pleasants County
    • Cantwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
      • Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
    • Plum Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
      • Plum Run is located in Tyler County
    • Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McKim
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
      • McKim is located in Tyler County
    • Smithville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Ritchie County
    • Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Meadville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
      • Meadville is located in Tyler County

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 Riddles Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ritchie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riddles Chapel 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 either 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 Riddles Chapel 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 Riddles Chapel Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1689048  (Riddles Chapel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1689048 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: Harrisville
    • County: Ritchie         Elev: 258
    • Location given for GNIS #1689048 (Riddles Chapel Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 West Virginia's counties, including Ritchie, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riddles Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2331, Longitude: -81.0190       In this case, the coordinates for the Riddles Chapel 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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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