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A visit to the Ridgeville 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 Ridgeville Cemetery ...

The Ridgeville Cemetery is located in Trinity County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Buckeye Pioneer Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Buckeye Pioneer Cemetery is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Buckeye Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185433 <2>
  • Carrville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Carrville Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Carrville
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257674 <2>
  • Central Valley Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Central Valley Cemetery is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Shasta Lake.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177218 <2>
  • Churntown Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Churntown Cemetery is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Churntown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Shasta Lake.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157834 <2>
  • Delta Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • The Delta Cemetery is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delta Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Delta.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291419 <2>
  • Fann - Slaughter Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • The Fann - Slaughter Cemetery is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fann - Slaughter Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fann - Slaughter Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ono.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217720 <2>
  • French Gulch Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • French Gulch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Igo Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleton Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Middleton Cemetery is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
  • Middletown Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Middletown Cemetery is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
    • The Middletown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centerville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242777 <2>
  • Ono Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • The Ono Cemetery is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ono Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ono
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208511 <2>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Philpott Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • The Philpott Cemetery is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpott Cemetery
      • The Philpott Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Ono Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238211 <2>
    • Redding Memorial Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shasta Catholic Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Shasta Union Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shasta Union Cemetery is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Union Cemetery
      • The Shasta Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8277 <2>
    • Trinity County Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Trinity County Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity County Cemetery
      • The Trinity County Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Helena - Bagdad Cemetery
    • Weaverville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Weaverville Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville Cemetery
    • Whiskeytown Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ridgeville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Bonita ‑ Historic
    • Bonita is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • Boralma ‑ Historic
    • Boralma is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boralma
  • Carrville
    • Carrville is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
  • Coram ‑ Historic
    • Coram is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coram
  • Deadwood ‑ Historic
    • Deadwood is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Delta
    • Delta is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Former name for Delta:
    • Bayles
  • Douglas City
  • Elmore ‑ Historic
    • Elmore is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Fielding ‑ Historic
    • Fielding is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
  • French Gulch
  • Helena ‑ Historic
    • Helena is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
    • Iron Mountain is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jillsonville ‑ Historic
      • Jillsonville is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillsonville
    • Junction City
    • Lakehead - Lakeshore
      • Lakehead - Lakeshore is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakehead - Lakeshore
    • Lakeshore
      • Lakeshore is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Lamoine
      • Lamoine is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
      • Former names for Lamoine:
      • Slate Creek
      • Slatonis
    • Lewiston
    • Minersville ‑ Historic
      • Minersville is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
    • Morrowville ‑ Historic
      • Morrowville is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
    • Oak Bottom ‑ Historic
      • Oak Bottom is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bottom
    • Pollard Flat
      • Pollard Flat is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Flat
    • Sugarloaf
      • Sugarloaf is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
    • Trinity Center
    • Vollmers
      • Vollmers is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vollmers
    • Weaverville
    • Whiskeytown ‑ Historic
      • Whiskeytown is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskeytown
      • Former names for Whiskeytown:
      • Blair
      • Franklin City
      • Schilling
      • Stella
      • Whiskey Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiskeytown <4>

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 Ridgeville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Trinity County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgeville 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 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 Ridgeville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Trinity 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 Ridgeville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #231571  (Ridgeville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #231571 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: Trinity
      • Est. Elev: 797 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Trinity Dam

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Trinity, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgeville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.