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 ...
The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Osage County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Appanoose Cemetery
- The Appanoose Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appanoose Cemetery
- Bauer Cemetery
- The Bauer Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Cemetery
- Boles Cemetery
- Carbondale Cemetery
- The Carbondale Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale Cemetery
- Dodder Cemetery
- The Dodder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodder Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
- The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Osage County
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- Overbrook Cemetery
- The Overbrook Cemetery is located in Osage County
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- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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- Richland Cemetery
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Richland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93486 <2>
- Rock Creek Cemetery
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Scranton Cemetery
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
- Somervell Cemetery
- The Somervell Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
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- Twin Mounds Cemetery
- The Twin Mounds Cemetery is located in Douglas County
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- Valley Brook Cemetery
- The Valley Brook Cemetery is located in Osage County
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- Vawter Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
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- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridgeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Auburn
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Berryton
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
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- Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
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- Burlingame
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <4>
- Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Centropolis
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
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- Clinton
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
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- Cullen Village
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
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- Globe
- Globe is located in Douglas County
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- Grantville
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
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- Grover
- Grover is located in Douglas County
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- Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
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- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Kanwaka
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
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- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Lone Star
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
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- Lyndon
- Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
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- North Topeka
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
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- Oakland
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
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- Overbrook
- Pauline
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
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- Peterton
- Peterton is located in Osage County
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- Richland
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
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- Scranton
- Spencer
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
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- Stull
- Stull is located in Douglas County
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- Tecumseh
- Topeka
- Vassar
- Watson
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
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- Worden
- Worden is located in Douglas County
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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 Osage County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlingame
- Carbondale
- Grantville
- Lyndon
- Overbrook
- Scranton
- Topeka
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 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 Osage 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 #479471 (Ridgeway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479471 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: Osage
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Overbrook
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Osage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridgeway Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |