A visit to the Rykers 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 Rykers Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rykers Ridge Cemetery:
38.7778, -85.3322
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rykers Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rykers Ridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the west southwest of the Rykers Ridge Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Rykers Ridge Cemetery ...
The Rykers Ridge Cemetery was established in 1816.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rykers Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rykers Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Bryner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bryner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryner Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Bayless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebron Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Church Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Moffett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Moffett Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffett Cemetery
- Joyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Joyce Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- Higbie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Higbie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbie Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McIntire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McIntire Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Kentuck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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]<3> of the Rykers Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rykers Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Manville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Locust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Bryantsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Lamb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Middlefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Trout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Prestonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Avonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dupont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Mount Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Cross Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
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 Rykers Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rykers Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Carrollton
- Hanover
- Madison
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 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 Rykers Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Rykers Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #442435 (Rykers Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #442435 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canaan
- Location given for Rykers Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7778373 Lon: -85.3321792
- 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 Jefferson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rykers 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. |