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A visit to the Ridgewood Memorial Park ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ridgewood Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ridgewood Memorial Park (FG ID #107685)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ridgewood Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgewood Memorial Park

Lat:   42.0621°   (42° 3' 43")

Lon:   -87.8501°   (-87° 51' 0")

The cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.

As an estimate, the Ridgewood Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Glenview.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Ridgewood Memorial Park .

Name Variations for Ridgewood Memorial Park ...

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.

Ridgewood Memorial Park has also been known as:

  • Ridgewood 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 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ridgewood Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgewood Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Ridgewood Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgewood Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Glenview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • The Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • The Grove is located in Cook County
  • Norma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Norma is located in Cook County
  • Des Plaines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
    • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <6>
  • Park Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Niles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Morton Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Golf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Techny
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Covenant Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covenant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
    • Covenant Village is located in Cook County
  • Northfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <6>
  • Colonial Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Cook County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Northbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbrook
      • Northbrook is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northbrook <6>
    • Prospect Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
      • Prospect Heights is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect Heights <6>
    • Mount Prospect
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prospect
      • Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <6>
    • Rosemont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
      • Rosemont is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemont <6>
    • Skokie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
      • Skokie is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <6>
    • Norridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilmette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Winnetka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnetka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnetka
      • Winnetka is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnetka <6>
    • Glencoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheeling
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
      • Wheeling is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <6>
    • Arlington Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Deerfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <6>
    • Riverwoods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
      • Riverwoods is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverwoods <6>
    • Schiller Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schiller Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schiller Park
      • Schiller Park is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schiller Park <6>
    • Harwood Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood Heights
      • Harwood Heights is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harwood Heights <6>
    • Lincolnwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenilworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Braeside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braeside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
      • Braeside is located in Lake County
    • Ravinia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
      • Ravinia is located in Lake County

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 Ridgewood Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cook County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgewood Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ridgewood Memorial Park:

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 Ridgewood Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #416654  (Ridgewood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #416654 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Park Ridge
    • County: Cook         Elev: 199
    • Location given for GNIS #416654 (Ridgewood Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #107685

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ridgewood Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0621, Longitude: -87.8501    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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