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A visit to the Elm 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 Elm Ridge Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elm Ridge Cemetery:

39.2182, -121.0527

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elm Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Elm Ridge Cemetery is located in Nevada County<2>.

The county seat for Nevada County is located in Nevada City. Nevada City lies just to the north northeast of the Elm Ridge Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Elm Ridge Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Elm Ridge Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elm Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Memorial Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grass Valley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8005 <5>
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forest View Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151004 <5>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1268254 <5>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Rough & Ready Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough & Ready Cemetery
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deer Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
    • The Deer Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <5>
  • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pioneer Grove Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Grove Cemetery
  • Colfax Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flat Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
  • Kneebone Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kneebone Family Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneebone Family Cemetery
    • The Kneebone Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bridgeport Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261599 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Iowa Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Iowa Hill Cemetery is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Hill Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside of Smartsville
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Smartsville Catholic Cemetery
      • Smartville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189988 <5>
    • Smartsville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Smartsville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
      • The Smartsville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Good Templars Cemetery
      • Mason Cemetery
      • McGanney Cemetery
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Smartsville Fraternal Cemetery
      • Smartville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8377 <5>
    • Pike City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Camptonville Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
    • Sleighville House Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Elm Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elm Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Grass Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Union Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Glenbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Spring Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • The Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
  • Cedar Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
  • Gold Flat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
  • Nevada City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nevada City Rancheria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Newtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newtown is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Bitney Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rough and Ready
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Alta Sierra
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Chicago Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Penn Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Blue Tent
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
    • Lake Wildwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • Scotts Flat
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat

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 Elm Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nevada County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elm Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Elm Ridge Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Nevada 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 Elm Ridge Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #223164  (Elm Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #223164 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: Nevada
      • Est. Elev: 768 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grass Valley
      • Location given for Elm Ridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.2182275     Lon: -121.0527269
      • 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 California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Elm 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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