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. 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 Center Ridge Cemetery ...
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>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Ridge Cemetery
Lat: 31.5568° (31° 33' 24")
Lon: -85.6780° (-85° 40' 40")
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 .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Richardson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25795 <6>
- Sammon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sammon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sammon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sammon Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Universalist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Universalist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Universalist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Universalist Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Post Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holmes Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1179208 <6>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mossy Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mossy Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travelers Rest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travelers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Travelers Rest Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Danner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22421 <6>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Claybank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claybank Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claybank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Claybank Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Westview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Skipperville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skipperville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skipperville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Skipperville Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Dansby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dansby Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dansby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dansby Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Adam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adam Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Adam Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- New Tabernacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Tabernacle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Concord Congregational Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Assembly of God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Clio.
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21269 <6>
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] 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Arguta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Phillips Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Skipperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipperville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Elamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Tennille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Mabson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Roeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Java
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Java. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Ewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Blue Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Brundidge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
- Brundidge is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <7>
- Tarentum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Fort Rucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bertha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Mixson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Holiday Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Clopton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Clintonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Pronto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pronto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Pronto is located in Pike 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 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Center Ridge Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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: GNIS record #1729925 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: Ariton
- County: Dale Elev: 149
- Location given for GNIS #1729925 (Center Ridge Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Center Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5568, Longitude: -85.6780 In this case, the coordinates for the Center Ridge 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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |