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:
40.2092, -86.1953
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 Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Noblesville. Noblesville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Small Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Small Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Crown View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crown View Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown View Cemetery
- The Crown View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheridan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84784 <5>
- Wiles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wiles Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiles Cemetery
- Teter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Teter Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Robert's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethsaida Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Cemetery
- Spicewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spicewood Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Wolford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wolford Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolford Cemetery
- Kempton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kempton Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stowers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stowers Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCarty Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Arcadia.
- The McCarty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Devaney Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154023 <5>
- Albright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Albright Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Ekin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kempton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Bakers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Goldsmith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Scircleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Hortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kirklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Groomsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Tipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cicero
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elizaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Eagletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boyleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Gadsden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Omega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Sharpsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Michigantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russiaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monterey Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Strawtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Hobbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cicero
- Forest
- Kempton
- Kirklin
- Michigantown
- Russiaville
- Sheridan
- Tipton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Hamilton 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 #441991 (Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441991 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sheridan
- Location given for Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2092037 Lon: -86.1952706
- 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 Hamilton, 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- 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. |
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