A visit to the Pine 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 Pine Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pine Ridge Cemetery:
40.5267, -88.0770
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County<2>.
The county seat for Iroquois County is located in Watseka. Watseka lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pine Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pine Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Pine Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pine Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pells Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pells Park Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Glen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meharry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Meharry Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meharry Cemetery
- Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Lisk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lisk Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisk Cemetery
- Trickle Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Melvin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thawville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Thawville Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville Cemetery
- Oregon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Oregon Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Cemetery
- Farmersville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Harwood Chapel Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood Chapel Cemetery
- The Harwood Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Webber Cemetery
- Rankin Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Rankin Union Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Union Cemetery
- The Rankin Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Karter Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960194 <5>
- Cissna Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Cissna Park Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park Cemetery
- Del Rey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Del Rey Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Cemetery
- The Del Rey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lehigh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222501 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pine Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pine Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loda
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buckley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thawville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ludlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rankin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cissna Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Del Rey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
- Elliott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Claytonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Onarga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gifford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goodwine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Gibson City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <6>
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Rantoul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Penfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piper City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- La Hogue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
- Sibley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
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 Pine Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iroquois County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pine Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckley
- Cissna Park
- Gibson City
- Gifford
- Loda
- Melvin
- Onarga
- Paxton
- Piper City
- Rankin
- Rantoul
- Roberts
- Sibley
- Thawville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pine Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Iroquois 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 Pine Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415707 (Pine Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415707 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: Iroquois
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buckley
- Location given for Pine Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5267016 Lon: -88.076986
- 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 Iroquois, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine 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. |