A visit to the Ridgley - Zion 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 Ridgley - Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgley - Zion Cemetery:
38.8912, -76.8528
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridgley - Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ridgley - Zion Cemetery is located in Prince George's County<2>.
The county seat for Prince George's County is located in Upper Marlboro. Upper Marlboro lies just to the southeast of the Ridgley - Zion Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Ridgley - Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgley - Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- National Harmony Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The National Harmony Memorial Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Harmony Memorial Park
- The National Harmony Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Columbian Harmony Cemetery
- Harmonia Burial Grounds
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81286 <5>
- Addison Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Addison Chapel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Chapel Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Epiphany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Epiphany Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany Cemetery
- Forest Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Forest Memorial Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Memorial Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Lanham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Washington National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Westphalia Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia Cemetery
- Mt. Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Oak Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oak Cemetery
- Bowie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowie Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Cemetery
- Bells UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bells UMC Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells UMC Cemetery
- The Bells UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bells Cemetery
- Bells Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80748 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Georges Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Barnabus Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barnabus Cemetery
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Clinton.
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ressurection Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #PG:81A-30 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #165773 <5>
- Beanes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Beanes Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanes Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Foxhill Recreation Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Ridgley - Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgley - Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Randolph Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Randolph Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Village
- Brightseat
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Largo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Arbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Pepper Mill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
- Walker Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Mill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Mill
- District Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kettering
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kettering is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
- Palmer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Park
- Dodge Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Kentland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kentland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Kent Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Glenarden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
- Seat Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Coral Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Forestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Woodmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmore
- Mitchellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Landover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairmount Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
- Capitol Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Suitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morningside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morningside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Landover Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cheverly
(4 miles [6.4 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 Ridgley - Zion Cemetery. The following communities are located in Prince George's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgley - Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Ridgley - Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Prince George's 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 Ridgley - Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1714523 (Ridgley-Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1714523 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: Prince George's
- Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lanham
- Location given for Ridgley-Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8912233 Lon: -76.8527495
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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 Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, 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- Ridgley - Zion 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
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