A visit to the West Ripley 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 West Ripley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Ripley Cemetery:
44.9868, -69.4319
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Ripley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Ripley Cemetery is located in Somerset County<2>.
The county seat for Somerset County is located in Skowhegan. Skowhegan lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the West Ripley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Ripley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Ripley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Ripley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wing Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Fern - Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fern - Dale Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern - Dale Cemetery
- Chadborne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chadborne Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadborne Cemetery
- Libby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Libby Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Cemetery
- Storer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Storer Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storer Cemetery
- North Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The North Road Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Road Cemetery
- Leighton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Leighton Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Klondike Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Klondike Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jordan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Warren Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Warren Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Hill Cemetery
- Weeks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Pingree Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pingree Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingree Cemetery
- Dore Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Dore Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore Hill Cemetery
- Lords Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lords Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Hill Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Frenchs Mills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 West Ripley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Ripley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ripley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Mainstream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Albans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Corinna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- West Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Silvers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- North Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Sangerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Guilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dogtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- East Sangerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Howard Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Kingsbury Plantation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Abbot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Brighton has also been known as:
- Brighton Plantation
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 West Ripley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Somerset County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Ripley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brighton
- Corinna
- Dexter
- Guilford
- Newport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 West Ripley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Somerset 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 West Ripley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1908737 (West Ripley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1908737 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: Somerset
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hartland
- Location given for West Ripley Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.9868 Lon: -69.4319
- 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 Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- West Ripley 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. |