A visit to the Ringwood 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 Ringwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ringwood Cemetery:
42.3895, -88.2990
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ringwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ringwood Cemetery is located in McHenry County<2>.
The county seat for McHenry County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ringwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ringwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ringwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ringwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Christ The King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ortend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ortend Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortend Cemetery
- Bluff City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bluff City Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Cedarvale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Solon Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Solon Mills Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Mills Cemetery
- St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peters Cemetery
- Sprind Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sprind Grove Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprind Grove Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- South Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The South Hebron Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hebron Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Patrick Countryside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Orvis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Orvis Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvis Cemetery
- Wray - Imeson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108755 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ringwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ringwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ringwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McCullom Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Johnsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Solon Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wonder Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wonder Lake is 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 <6>
- Pistakee Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Lakemoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bull Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bull Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Fox Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Terra Cotta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Prairie Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Holiday Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Ridgefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Barreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Volo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Long Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Ingleside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fox Lake Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 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 Ringwood 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 Ringwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fox Lake
- Genoa City
- Hebron
- McHenry
- Wonder Lake
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Ringwood 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 Ringwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1955537 (Ringwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1955537 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: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richmond
- Location given for Ringwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3894649 Lon: -88.298978
- 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 McHenry, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ringwood 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |