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A visit to the Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway Cemetery ...

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

37.9548, -96.8558

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

The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Ridgeway Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ridgeway Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Ridgeway Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chelsea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chelsea Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Pleasant Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Holderman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Holderman Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderman Cemetery
  • Potwin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Potwin Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin Cemetery
  • McGill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Belle Vista Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Belle Vista Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vista Cemetery
  • Shafer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Shafer Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
  • Walnut Valley Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Lawns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Sunset Lawns Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Lawns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
    • Pontiac Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pontiac Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac Cemetery
    • Brainerd Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Brainerd Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
    • Cassoday Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cassoday Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassoday Cemetery
    • Towanda Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Towanda Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda Cemetery
    • Harder Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Harder Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Cemetery
    • Economy Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Economy Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy Cemetery
    • Cedar Twp. Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Cedar Twp. Cemetery is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Twp. Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Florence.
      • The Cedar Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wonsevu Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94097 <5>

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] of the Ridgeway Cemetery.

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

  • De Graff
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • De Graff is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
  • Hopkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopkins is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Chelsea ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chelsea is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Burns
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Burns is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • El Dorado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Aikman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Aikman is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
  • Potwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Potwin is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Prospect
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Prospect is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Midian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Midian is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
  • Pontiac
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Towanda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassoday
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Brainerd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Brainerd is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
    • Wonsevu
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Wonsevu is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
    • Whitewater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rosalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elbing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Elbing is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Benton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Haverhill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Haverhill is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Leon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Leon is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <6>
    • Annelly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Annelly is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly

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 Ridgeway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Ridgeway Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Butler 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 Ridgeway Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #474394  (Ridgeway Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474394 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: Butler
      • Est. Elev: 424 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: De Graff
      • Location given for Ridgeway Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.955018     Lon: -96.8561386
      • 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 Butler, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgeway 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.