A visit to the Riffe 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 Riffe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riffe Cemetery:
37.3743, -81.7634
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riffe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riffe Cemetery is located in McDowell County<2>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Welch. Welch lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Riffe Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Riffe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riffe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Brant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brant Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Horn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
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- Vance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Hagerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hagerman Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman Cemetery
- Lomax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lomax Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riffe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riffe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bradshaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
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- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Yukon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Wilmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
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- Jackson Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Peapatch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Peapatch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- War
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- War is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Iaeger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Roderfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
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- Paynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Paynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Height
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Height is located in McDowell County
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- Height
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Big Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
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- Bearwallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Davy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Newhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County
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- Welch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Panther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
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- Gary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gary is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Matney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
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 Riffe Cemetery. The following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riffe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Iaeger
- War
- War lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Riffe Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for War.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Welch
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 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 Riffe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to McDowell 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 Riffe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545586 (Riffe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545586 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: McDowell
- Est. Elev: 689 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bradshaw
- Location given for Riffe Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.374279 Lon: -81.7634451
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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 McDowell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riffe 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |