List of Neighboring Cemeteries ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgecrest (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in Kern County.

• Cottage Grove Cemetery
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cottage Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Onyx.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Grove Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7918 <2>
• Desert Memorial Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Desert Memorial Park is located outside and to the east of Ridgecrest.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Desert Memorial Park
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #834087 <2>
• Garlock - Goler Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Garlock - Goler Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garlock - Goler Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Garlock
  • The Garlock - Goler Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Benson Canyon Cemetery
  • Goler Cemetery
  • Goler Mine Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garlock - Goler Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2432257 <2>
• Josie Bishop Gravesite
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Josie Bishop Gravesite is located 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south of Mojave.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Josie Bishop Gravesite
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242930 <2>
• Little Lake Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Little Lake Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Lake Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Little Lake
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Lake Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425875 <2>
• Mt. Owens Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Owens Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the northeast of Pearsonville.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Owens Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8179 <2>
• Rand District Community Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rand District Community Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Johannesburg
  • The Rand District Community Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Johannesburg Cemetery
  • Rand District Cemetery
  • Randsburg Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rand District Community Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #685739 <2>
• Roger McGavin Gravesite
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Roger McGavin Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roger McGavin Gravesite
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386701 <2>
• Searles Valley Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Searles Valley Cemetery

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Ridgecrest, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Ridgecrest to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ridgecrest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ridgecrest: www.ci.ridgecrest.ca.us/

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Looking for information about genealogy? These are excellent websites to visit when searching in and around the area of Ridgecrest and Kern County:

Links at Cyndi's List:

for State of California

for Kern County

Links at Family Search:

for State of California

for Kern County

Links at Genealogy Trails:

for State of California

for Kern County

We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ridgecrest.