A visit to the Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgeway Cemetery:
33.3048, -85.2494
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridgeway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Heard County<2>.
The county seat for Heard County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the east of the Ridgeway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridgeway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ridgeway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgeway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- High Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Almon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Almon Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon Cemetery
- Ridley - Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Noles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Noles Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noles Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35785 <5>
- Rooks - Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill - Roop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lancaster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
- The East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Napoleon Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339431 <5>
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- New Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Springs Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Springs Cemetery
- Zachry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zachry Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridgeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgeway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Frolona
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Sewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- High Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- O'Neals Crossroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Ephesus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Roosterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Rock Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Glenn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Roanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roopville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Newell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Wedowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Standing Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
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 Ridgeway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Heard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowdon
- Franklin
- Roanoke
- Wedowee
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Heard 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 Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347133 (Ridgeway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347133 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: Heard
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frolona
- Location given for Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3048393 Lon: -85.2493902
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Heard, 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- Ridgeway 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. |