A visit to the Ridgely 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 Ridgely Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgely Cemetery:
38.5748, -87.9970
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridgely Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ridgely Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Olney. Olney lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Ridgely Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridgely Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ridgely Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgely Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Welser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Welser Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welser Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moravian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Paul Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Cemetery
- Shiloh #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh #1 Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh #1 Cemetery
- Greathouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Pinhook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pinhook Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Greathouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Parry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Parry Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Enenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Enenezer Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enenezer Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- New Lancaster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Dutch Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flat Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridgely Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgely Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Parkersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Berryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Bennington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bone Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Claremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gallagher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Olney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wynoose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Mount Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Browns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bellmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Patton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Adams Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Amity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Noble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Ridgely Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgely Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Noble
- Olney
- Olney lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Ridgely Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Sumner
- West Salem
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 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 Ridgely Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Richland 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 Ridgely Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416649 (Ridgely Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416649 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berryville
- Location given for Ridgely Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5747713 Lon: -87.9969787
- 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 Richland, 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 from Point A (ie- Ridgely 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. |