A visit to the Beech Ridge Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Beech Ridge Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Beech Ridge Cemetery (FG ID #2168613).
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 Beech Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beech Ridge Cemetery:
38.2198, -85.0221
The Beech Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Beech Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beech Ridge Cemetery.
Establishment of the Beech Ridge Cemetery ...
The Beech Ridge Cemetery was established in 1892.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Beech Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beech Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bagdad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sudduth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sudduth Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth Cemetery
- Christiansburg Baptissst Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Choatville Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hancock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hutcherson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutcherson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcherson Cemetery
- Beech Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bailey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dutch Tract Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waits Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Waits Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Cemetery
- Watkins Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carpenter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Harrisonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479707 <1>
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Akins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Akins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Greenhill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beech Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beech Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hatton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Consolation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bagdad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Christianburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avenstoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buttimer Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cropper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Farmdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Alton Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasureville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Southville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Birdie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Forks of Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swallowfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duckers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eminence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Beech Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beech Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eminence
- Frankfort
- Shelbyville
- Waddy
- Waddy lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Beech Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waddy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddy
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 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 Beech Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Beech Ridge Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2168613
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2567174 (Beech Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2567174 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waddy
- Location given for Beech Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.21964 Lon: -85.02208
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Shelby, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beech 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |