A visit to the Ridgelawn 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 Ridgelawn Cemetery ...
The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Belmont Cemetery
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belmont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Belmont.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BLM.801 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90784 <3>
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
- The Beth Israel Memorial Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Memorial Park is located in Waltham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245202 <3>
- Burial Hill Cemetery
- The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
- Cambridge Cemetery
- The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery
- The Cambridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- City of Cambridge Cemetery
- Common Street Cemetery
- East Parish Burying Ground
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- The Grove Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waltham Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLT.800 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91045 <3>
- Holyhood Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cambridge.
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandbanks Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CAM.801 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91241 <3>
- Mt. Feake Cemetery
- The Mt. Feake Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Feake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Feake Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Waltham.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLT.801 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91246 <3>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Munroe Cemetery
- The Munroe Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munroe Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LEX.802 <2>
- Newton Cemetery
- North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Robbins Cemetery
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LEX.803 <2>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the west of Newton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862203 <3>
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Veterans Cemetery
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Ridgelawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Allston
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Arlington Heights
- Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Arlington
- Arlington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
- Auburndale
- Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Belmont
- Belmont is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,873 people
- Brighton
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- East Lexington
- East Lexington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Eliot
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Hastings
- Hastings is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Huron Village
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kendal Green
- Kendal Green is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendal Green
- Newton Centre
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton Highlands
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Lower Falls
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Newton Upper Falls
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Newton
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- North Village
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Riverview
- Riverview is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Waban
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Waltham
- Waltham is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
- Watertown
- Watertown is located in Middlesex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
- Waverley
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
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- West Medford
- West Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford
- West Newton
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
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 Ridgelawn Cemetery. The following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgelawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Belmont
- Cambridge
- Newton
- Waltham
- Watertown
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 Ridgelawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Ridgelawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #603148 (Ridgelawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #603148 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ridgelawn Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |