A visit to the Jenny 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 Jenny Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jenny Ridge Cemetery:
37.6389, -88.6909
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jenny Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jenny Ridge Cemetery is located in Saline County<2>.
The county seat for Saline County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jenny Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jenny Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Jenny Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jenny Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Henshaw Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw Cemetery
- Bolton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springhill Cemetery
- Bozarth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bozarth Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozarth Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferrell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #314026 <5>
- Rich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Barter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barter Cemetery
- New Spring Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Creal Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Creal Springs Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs Cemetery
- Newbold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Newbold Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Beames Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Beames Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beames Cemetery
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
- Gulley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gulley Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley Cemetery
- Ledford Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Trout Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Trout Family Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Family Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jenny Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jenny Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stonefort
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carrier Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <6>
- New Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ledford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Mitchellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Creal Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gaskins City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egyptian Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Eddyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Lake Crest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Muddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Point Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
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 Jenny Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jenny Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Creal Springs
- Harrisburg
- New Burnside
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 Jenny Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Saline 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 Jenny Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411091 (Jenny Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411091 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: Saline
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carrier Mills
- Location given for Jenny Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6389384 Lon: -88.6908904
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Saline, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jenny 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |