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The location of the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery

Lat:   42.2311°   (42° 13' 51")

Lon:   -89.4540°   (-89° 27' 14")

The Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.

The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery .

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 Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Stephenson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • German Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Egan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
      • Egan is located in Ogle County
    • Ridott
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridott
      • Ridott is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridott <4>
    • Seward
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <4>
    • Adeline
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adeline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
      • Adeline is located in Ogle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Baileyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
      • Baileyville is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <4>
    • Leaf River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pecatonica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecatonica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecatonica
      • Pecatonica is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecatonica <4>
    • Forreston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
      • Forreston is located in Ogle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <4>
    • Alworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alworth
      • Alworth is located in Winnebago County
    • Freeport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
    • Florence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Stephenson County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Harper
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
        • Harper is located in Ogle County
      • Dakota
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Winnebago
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Maryland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
        • Maryland is located in Ogle County
      • Mount Morris
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Byron
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
        • Rock City is located in Stephenson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Haldane
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
        • Haldane is located in Ogle County
      • Davis
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
        • Davis is located in Stephenson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
      • Cedarville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
        • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
      • Wempletown
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wempletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
        • Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
      • Shannon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Afolkey
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
        • Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
      • Durand
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
        • Durand is located in Winnebago County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <4>
      • Lake Summerset
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Summerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
        • Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
      • Red Oak
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
        • Red Oak is located in Stephenson 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 Ridott Christian Reformed 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 Christian Reformed Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Byron
      • Byron lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Davis
      • Davis lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Davis.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Durand
      • Durand lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Durand.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
    • Forreston
    • Freeport
      • Freeport lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Freeport.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • German Valley
    • Leaf River
    • Mount Morris
    • Pecatonica
    • Rock City
    • Shannon
      • Shannon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shannon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Winnebago

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Silver Creek Reformed Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Creek Reformed Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Reformed Cemetery
    • Ridott Center Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • North Grove Christian Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Grove Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Grove Christian Cemetery is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Grove Christian Cemetery
    • Gunds Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gunds Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunds Cemetery
    • State Road Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The State Road Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Road Cemetery
    • Egan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Egan Cemetery is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egan Cemetery
    • Wagner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wagner Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
    • North Grove Zion Reformed Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Grove Zion Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Grove Zion Reformed Cemetery is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Grove Zion Reformed Cemetery
    • Coffman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coffman Cemetery is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffman Cemetery
    • North Grove Evangelical Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Grove Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Grove Evangelical Cemetery is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Grove Evangelical Cemetery
    • Cranes Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranes Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cranes Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranes Grove Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Adeline Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adeline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Adeline Cemetery is located in Ogle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adeline Cemetery
      • Lightsville Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lightsville Cemetery is located in Ogle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightsville Cemetery
      • Twelvemile Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twelvemile Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Twelvemile Grove Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twelvemile Grove Cemetery
      • Pecatonica Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecatonica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pecatonica Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecatonica Cemetery
      • Silver Spring Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Silver Spring Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Spring Cemetery
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Lancaster Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
      • Chapel Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
      • County Home Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The County Home Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
      • West Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Grove Cemetery is located in Ogle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Grove Cemetery
      • Silver Creek Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Ogle County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Leaf River.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108255 <6>
      • Middle Creek Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Middle Creek Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Creek Cemetery

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

    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 Christian Reformed Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1967743  (Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1967743 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: German Valley
      • County: Stephenson         Elev: 270
      • Location given for GNIS #1967743 (Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery)

    The official website for Stephenson County: www.co.stephenson.il.us/

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

    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 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 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 Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2311, Longitude: -89.4540       In this case, the coordinates for the Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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