A visit to the Center Ridge 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 Center Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Ridge Cemetery:
31.5568, -85.6780
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Dale County<2>.
The county seat for Dale County is located in Ozark. Ozark lies just to the south southeast of the Center Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Center Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sammon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sammon Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammon Cemetery
- Universalist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Ariton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2241409 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holmes Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1179208 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Claybank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Claybank Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Skipperville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Center Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ariton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Arguta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Phillips Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Skipperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Elamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Tennille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Mabson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Roeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Java
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Ewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Blue Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Brundidge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Fort Rucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bertha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Mixson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Holiday Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Clopton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Clintonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Pronto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
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 Center Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Clio lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Louisville
- Newton
- Newton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Ozark
- Ozark lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
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 Center Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Dale 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 Center Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1729925 (Center Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1729925 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: Dale
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ariton
- Location given for Center Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5568333 Lon: -85.6779952
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Dale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center Ridge 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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