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:
43.3064, -92.0063
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 Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Ridgeway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridgeway Cemetery.
Name Variations for Ridgeway Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Ridgeway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeway Community Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Ridgeway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgeway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- German Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- United Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The United Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Kratz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The South Kratz Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kratz Cemetery
- Ryan Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ryan Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Farm Cemetery
- Ladwig Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ladwig Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladwig Farm Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Orleans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Orleans Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Madison Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- East Madison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The East Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison Cemetery
- Baethke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Baethke Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baethke Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McIntosh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- First Orleans Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Haug Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haug Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Spillville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95010 <5>
- St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kruse Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruse Farm Cemetery
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
- Ferkindstad Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Ridgeway
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Protivin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spillville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cresco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Kendallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Fort Atkinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decorah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burr Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Navan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jackson Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Festina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Jerico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Davis Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Saint Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Ossian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lawler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waucoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hesper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Lime Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Winneshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Canton
- Cresco
- Decorah
- Harmony
- Lawler
- Lime Springs
- Ossian
- Ridgeway
- Waucoma
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 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 Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winneshiek 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 #460630 (Ridgeway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460630 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: Winneshiek
- Est. Elev: 369 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cresco SE
- Location given for Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.306358 Lon: -92.006275
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Winneshiek, 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 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. |