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A visit to the Ridgewood Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ridgewood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ridgewood Cemetery (FG ID #95947)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ridgewood Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgewood Cemetery

Lat:   41.7699°   (41° 46' 11")

Lon:   -91.6042°   (-91° 36' 15")

The Ridgewood Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.

The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies just to the south southeast of the Ridgewood Cemetery .

Name Variations for Ridgewood 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.

Ridgewood Cemetery has also been known as:

  • North Liberty 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Ridgewood Cemetery.<4>

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

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 Ridgewood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgewood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • North Liberty
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
    • North Liberty is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <7>
  • Oakdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in Johnson County
  • Coralville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
    • Coralville is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <7>
  • Cou Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiffin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shueyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shueyville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
    • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
  • Western
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Solon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <7>
  • Swisher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swisher have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher
    • Swisher is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swisher <7>
  • Ely
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Ely is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <7>
  • University Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Heights is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Iowa City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Morse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
      • Morse is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morse
      • From the Ridgewood Cemetery to Morse
    • Oxford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <7>
    • Lincolnway Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
      • Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
    • Cosgrove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From the Ridgewood Cemetery to Midway
    • Oasis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bertram
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
      • Bertram is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Windham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <7>
    • Walford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Amana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 Ridgewood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.

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

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 Ridgewood Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #460632  (Ridgewood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #460632 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ely
    • County: Johnson         Elev: 258
    • Location given for GNIS #460632 (Ridgewood Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #95947

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnson-county.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Johnson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ridgewood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7699, Longitude: -91.6042    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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