A visit to the Ridott Center 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 Ridott Center Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ridott Center Cemetery (FG ID #107687).
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 Ridott Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridott Center Cemetery:
42.2765, -89.4658
The Ridott Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.
The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies just to the west of the Ridott Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridott Center Cemetery.
Name Variations for Ridott Center 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.
Ridott Center Cemetery has also been known as:
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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Ridott Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridott Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gunds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gunds Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunds Cemetery
- State Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The State Road Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Ridott Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- Silver Creek Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pecatonica Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pecatonica Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecatonica Cemetery
- Silver Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Silver Spring Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Cemetery
- Twelvemile Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Cranes Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cranes Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- North Grove Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Egan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Egan Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan Cemetery
- Irish Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Irish Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Grove 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 Ridott Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridott Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridott
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- German Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pecatonica
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Egan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dakota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adeline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Leaf River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forreston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winnebago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Afolkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Summerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Bolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Durand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wempletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(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 Ridott Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridott Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron
- Byron lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Ridott Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Davis
- Davis lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ridott Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Davis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Durand
- Durand lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ridott Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Durand.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Forreston
- Freeport
- German Valley
- Leaf River
- Pecatonica
- Rock City
- Winnebago
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 Ridott Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stephenson 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 Ridott Center Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #107687
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416661 (Ridott Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416661 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: Stephenson
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ridott
- Location given for Ridott Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2764096 Lon: -89.4659467
- 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 Stephenson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ridott Center 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. |