A visit to the Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridge Cemetery:
41.4262, -84.9866
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ridge Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies just to the southwest of the Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lutz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lutz Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutz Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Lake Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake Cemetery
- Tamarack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tamarack Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack Cemetery
- Mott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mott Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott Cemetery
- Cosper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cosper Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosper Cemetery
- Sedan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sedan Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Auburn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84950 <5>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Krontz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Krontz Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krontz Cemetery
- Rude Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rude Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rude Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rude Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86641 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Barkers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hessen Cassel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hessen Cassel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessen Cassel Cemetery
- The Hessen Cassel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rice Cemetery
- Kraft Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kraft Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fairfield Center.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1714855 <5>
- Corunna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Corunna Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Waterloo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ashley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Corunna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Garrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Russels Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Altona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Spencerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- New Era
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alvarado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Avilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Laotto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leo-Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grabill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hicksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blakeslee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <6>
- Gravel Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Wakeville Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Kendallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Auburn
- Avilla
- Butler
- Corunna
- Edgerton
- Edon
- Edon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Garrett
- Grabill
- Hicksville
- Kendallville
- Saint Joe
- Spencerville
- Waterloo
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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441992 (Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441992 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Butler West
- Location given for Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4261614 Lon: -84.9866322
- 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 Indiana's counties, including DeKalb, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ridge 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. |