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A visit to the Ridenour 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 Ridenour Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridenour Cemetery:

37.8397, -100.1721

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridenour Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Ridenour Cemetery is located in Ford County<2>.

The county seat for Ford County is located in Dodge City. Dodge City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ridenour Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ridenour Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Ridenour Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridenour Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Greencrest Memorial Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michaels Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Jetmore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93694 <5>
  • Cimarron Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Cimarron Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cimarron Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Cimarron.
    • The Cimarron Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cimarron Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #939547 <5>
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Pleasant Vale Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ingalls - Logan Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ensign Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Ensign Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Cemetery
  • Christ the King Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kansas Veterans' Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cave Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Cave Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Cemetery
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Jetmore.
      • The Fairmount Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jetmore Cemetery
      • St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92407 <5>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Silent Land Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • The Silent Land Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Land Cemetery
    • Kidderville Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Kidderville Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidderville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kidderville Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Jetmore.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92830 <5>
    • Kitterville Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Kitterville Cemetery is located in Hodgeman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitterville Cemetery
    • Ravanna Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ravanna Cemetery is located in Finney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna Cemetery
      • The Ravanna Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Garfield Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163469 <5>
    • Wilburn Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ridenour Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridenour Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Howell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Howell is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Wettick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wettick is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wettick
  • Cimarron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dodge City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ensign
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ensign is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Fort Dodge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Dodge is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
  • Wilroads Gardens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads Gardens
  • Wright
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wright is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Ingalls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ingalls is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Kalvesta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kalvesta is located in Finney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalvesta
  • Wilroads
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilroads is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
  • Charleston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Charleston is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Montezuma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spearville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Spearville is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Jetmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravanna ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ravanna is located in Finney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
    • Ford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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 Ridenour Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridenour Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Ridenour Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Ford 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 Ridenour Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471657  (Ridenour Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471657 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: Ford
      • Est. Elev: 805 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dodge City SW
      • Location given for Ridenour Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.8397427     Lon: -100.172083
      • 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 Ford, 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 from Point A (ie- Ridenour 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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