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A visit to the Ridge Lawn 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 Ridge Lawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ridge Lawn Cemetery (FG ID #107681).

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 Ridge Lawn Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridge Lawn Cemetery:

41.9864, -87.7308

The Ridge Lawn Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Ridge Lawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ridge Lawn Cemetery.

Establishment of the Ridge Lawn Cemetery ...

The Ridge Lawn Cemetery was founded in 1895.

Name Variations for Ridge Lawn 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.

Ridge Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Beth El Cemetery
  • Bethel 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Ridge Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Ridge Lawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridge Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Ridge Lawn Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cook County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridge Lawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Ridge Lawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Cook 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 Ridge Lawn Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #107681

    • Referenced GNIS Records ...
    • GNIS ID #404279  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404279 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: Cook
      • Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chicago Loop
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9866982     Lon: -87.7320034
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
    • GNIS ID #416647  (Ridge Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416647 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: Cook
      • Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chicago Loop
      • Location given for Ridge Lawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9861426     Lon: -87.7322812
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Illinois' counties, including Cook, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridge Lawn 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.