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A visit to the Ridlon 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 Ridlon Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridlon Cemetery:

43.8598, -70.7231

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridlon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Ridlon Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ridlon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ridlon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Ridlon Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridlon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Wentworth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Wentworth Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth Cemetery
  • Pike Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Pike Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
  • Jewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Jewell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Cemetery
  • Haley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Haley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
  • Flint Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Flint Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Larrabee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Larrabee Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee Cemetery
  • Ridlon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Ridlon Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridlon Cemetery
  • Sanborn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • York Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The York Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Fitch Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
    • Poor Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Poor Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Cemetery
    • Babb Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Babb Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
    • Wentworth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wentworth Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Benton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Benton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
    • Emerson - Thorne Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Goodwin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
    • Rounds Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rounds Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
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    • Martin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • Kenison Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Kenison Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenison Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridlon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridlon Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Baldwin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Rankins Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
  • West Baldwin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
  • East Hiram
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
  • Hiram
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Durgintown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Durgintown is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
  • Cornish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Steep Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kezar Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
  • Limington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • North Limington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Limington is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
  • Denmark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South Bridgton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
    • East Denmark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
    • East Limington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • East Limington is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
    • Naples
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Naples is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <5>
    • East Parsonsfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Parsonsfield is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
    • South Limington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • South Limington is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
    • Frye Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • South Casco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • East Brownfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
    • Brownfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Porter is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
    • Sebago Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
    • Sandy Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek

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 Ridlon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridlon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ridlon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Ridlon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1912954  (Ridlon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1912954 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: Cumberland
      • Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Steep Falls
      • Location given for Ridlon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.8597965     Lon: -70.723116
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Cumberland, 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- Ridlon 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.