A visit to the Ridgelawn 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 Ridgelawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ridgelawn Cemetery (FG ID #86566).
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 Ridgelawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgelawn Cemetery:
41.5468, -87.3937
The Ridgelawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gary.
The cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.
Adjacent to the Ridgelawn Cemetery and just to the west is the Mount Mercy Cemetery. Also to the west is the Saint Mary's Russian Orthodox Church Cemetery.
The county seat for Lake County is located in Crown Point. Crown Point lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Ridgelawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridgelawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ridgelawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgelawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fern Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fern Oak Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Oak Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waldheim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Waldheim Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldheim Cemetery
- Tolleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tolleston Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleston Cemetery
- Hess Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Calumet Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merrillville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridgelawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgelawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Griffith
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ross
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Elliott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lottaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Schererville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hessville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Merrillville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liverpool
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Munster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Chicago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Hammond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Chicago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duneland Village of Gary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duneland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lynwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calumet City
(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 Ridgelawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgelawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gary
- Gary lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ridgelawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Griffith
- Hammond
- Highland
- Hobart
- Lansing
- Merrillville
- Munster
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 either 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 Ridgelawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Lake 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 Ridgelawn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #86566
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441995 (Ridgelawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441995 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: Lake
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Highland
- Location given for Ridgelawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5467028 Lon: -87.3908716
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Lake, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridgelawn 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. |