McCollum cemetery, also known as the Riggs-McCollum-Grizzel cemetery, is located on Marshall road, near Taylor Mill road in Independence, Kenton county, Kentucky.



The cemetery is located on the south side of Marshall Road about 0.1 miles east of its intersection with Taylor Mill Road (Kentucky State Highway 16). A cemetery marker (latitude 38° 55' 33.8" / longitude -84° 30' 32.4") sits on the west side of the cemetery in a grassy area. The cemetery proper is in a wooded area.



The cemetery is listed as Riggs Cemetery on page 83 of Small Kenton County, Kentucky, Cemeteries, published by the Kenton County Historical Society, Cemetery Committee, and on page 83 of Kenton County Cemeteries, published by the Kenton County Historical Society, Covington, Kentucky, 1981. The cemetery inscriptions were recorded on 01 August 1978, reporting 15 graves identifiable by inscription and about 10 unidentifiable graves. The cemetery location is given as latitude 38° 55' 32" and longitude 84° 30' 34" in the Independence Quadrangle. The cemetery location is described as "YMCA property, Taylor Mill Rd. and Old Decoursey".

The cemetery is listed as McCollum Cemetery on pages 54-55 of Small Kenton County, Kentucky, Cemeteries, published by the Kenton County Historical Society, Cemetery Committee, and on pages 54-55 of Kenton County Cemeteries, published by the Kenton County Historical Society, Covington, Kentucky, 1981. The cemetery inscriptions were recorded in 1974(?), reporting 23 graves identifiable by inscription and 15 or more unidentifiable graves. The cemetery location is given as latitude 38° 55' 44" and longitude 84° 30' 34" in the Independence Quadrangle. The cemetery location is described as "On John Shaw farm, Whites Tower, Taylor Mill Rd.".