A visit to the Ridgway 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 Ridgway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgway Cemetery:
34.3243, -86.3942
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridgway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ridgway Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies just to the east northeast of the Ridgway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridgway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ridgway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Boyles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyles Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyles Cemetery
- Bodine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bodine Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodine Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Warrenton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton Cemetery
- Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379290 <5>
- Brookwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brookwood Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- Brashier Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Happy Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Happy Home Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home Cemetery
- Lowry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridgway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Warrenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Scant City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Grassy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Askea Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Street ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Guntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- Arab
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Hyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Gregory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wyeth City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Rayburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Rabbit Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Pine Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Ruth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Hog Jaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
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 Ridgway Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Ridgway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Ridgway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125630 (Ridgway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125630 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arab
- Location given for Ridgway Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3242599 Lon: -86.3941517
- 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 Marshall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridgway 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |