A visit to the Ridgefield 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 Ridgefield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgefield Cemetery:
42.2590, -88.3548
The Ridgefield Cemetery is located in McHenry County<1>.
The county seat for McHenry County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies just to the northwest of the Ridgefield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridgefield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Ridgefield Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgefield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Thabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Thabor Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Thabor Cemetery
- Lake Ave. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holcombville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holcombville Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Spicer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McMillan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McMillan Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Dufield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patrick Countryside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Bluff City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bluff City Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McHenry County Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Algonquin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cary Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Cemetery
- Ortend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ortend Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortend Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Huntlet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Windridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Windridge Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windridge Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ridgefield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgefield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridgefield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Terra Cotta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bull Valley is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Barreville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie Grove is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Hills is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Trout Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Valley is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Cary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cary is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <4>
- Holiday Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McHenry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Algonquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fox River Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Port Barrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Port Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Port Barrington has also been known as:
- Port Barrington village
- Fox River Valley Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Island Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Island Lake is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Wonder Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wonder Lake is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <4>
- McCullom Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McCullom Lake is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Freeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carpentersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakemoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ringwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is also located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
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 Ridgefield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgefield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algonquin
- Carpentersville
- Cary
- Cary lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Ridgefield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Fox River Grove
- Huntley
- Lake-in-the-Hills
- McHenry
- Wonder Lake
- Woodstock
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ridgefield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McHenry 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 Ridgefield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416645 (Ridgefield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416645 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: McHenry
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McHenry
- Location given for Ridgefield Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2589117 Lon: -88.3542535
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McHenry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ridgefield Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |