A visit to the Red 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 Red Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Ridge Cemetery:
32.7697, -85.7855
The Red Ridge Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County<1>.
The county seat for Tallapoosa County is located in Dadeville. Dadeville lies just to the north northeast of the Red Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Red Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Red Ridge Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Tallapoosa County Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shepard Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shepard Graveyard is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Graveyard
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farrow Dennis Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- John Johnston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The John Johnston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Johnston Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harper Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Jacksons Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Rocky Mount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Guthrie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pentecost Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pentecost Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentecost Cemetery
- Roxana Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Roxana Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana Cemetery
- Roxanna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Roxanna Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna Cemetery
- Meadows - Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Red Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Agricola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Erie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dadeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksons' Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Church Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roxana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irma ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Our Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reeltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Alexander City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matilda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
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 Red Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tallapoosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander City
- Camp Hill
- Dadeville
- Erie - Historic
- Erie lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Red Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Notasulga
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Red Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tallapoosa 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 Red Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #137506 (Red Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137506 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: Tallapoosa
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dadeville
- Location given for Red Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7695729 Lon: -85.7852359
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tallapoosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Ridge Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |