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:
38.8411, -95.6066
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 Osage County<2>.
The county seat for Osage County is located in Lyndon. Lyndon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Ridgeway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgeway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yocum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Carbondale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carbondale Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale Cemetery
- Boles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Overbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Overbrook Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Twin Mounds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Twin Mounds Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mounds Cemetery
- Scranton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Vawter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Valley Brook Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Somervell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Somervell Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somervell Cemetery
- Dodder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Dodder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodder Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Appanoose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Appanoose Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appanoose Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Bauer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bauer Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Cemetery
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 based on their distance from Ridgeway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carbondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Overbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Scranton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cullen Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Pauline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Stull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stull is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Burlingame
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <6>
- Highland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Vassar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Big Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Topeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Worden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Kanwaka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- North Topeka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Peterton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Lyndon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Centropolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Grover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
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 begin with 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 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
- Location given for Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8408372 Lon: -95.6069255
- 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 Osage, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |