A visit to the Farm 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 Farm Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Farm Ridge Cemetery:
37.3561, -95.8023
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Farm Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Farm Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Independence. Independence lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Farm Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Farm Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Farm Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Farm Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Kroner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kroner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroner Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Radical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Radical Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Star Center Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Center Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Woodring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodring Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodring Cemetery
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- Quaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Bachelder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bachelder Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelder Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Fredonia City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Fredonia City Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fredonia City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Fredonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #718034 <5>
- Butner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Butner Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner Cemetery
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Oak Valley Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Cemetery
- Highland Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Farm Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Farm Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lafontaine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Elk City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Neodesha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Buxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Upola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Oak Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cherryvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Busby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Longton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <6>
- Hale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- New Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Morehead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Guilford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Benedict Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
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 Farm Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Farm Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Benedict
- Cherryvale
- Dearing
- Dennis
- Elk Falls
- Fall River
- Fredonia
- Guilford
- Independence
- Lafontaine
- Longton
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Neodesha
- New Albany
- Thayer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Farm Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Farm Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469839 (Farm Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469839 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Table Mound
- Location given for Farm Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3561716 Lon: -95.8022037
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Montgomery, 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 from Point A (ie- Farm 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. |