A visit to the Old Ridge 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 Old Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Ridge Cemetery:
43.7469, -91.5574
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Ridge Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies just to the south southeast of the Old Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Old Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swede Bottom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Swede Bottom Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Bottom Cemetery
- Johnstons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnstons Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Looney Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Omodt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Omodt Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omodt Family Cemetery
- First Yucatan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
- Money Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Money Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek Cemetery
- Old Sheldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Sheldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sheldon Cemetery
- Messeral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Messeral Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messeral Cemetery
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Ridge Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge Cemetery
- Fairbanks Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Vix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vix Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vix Cemetery
- Old Money Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Ridge Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ridge Cemetery
- Yucatan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Yucatan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Lutheran Cemetery is located
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hargreaves Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Loretta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Loretta Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Houston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Money Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Yucatan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hokah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rushford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Rushford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Bratsberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Willington Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Nodine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nodine is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Rushford Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- La Crescent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riceford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Peterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dakota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dakota is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Bee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bee is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- La Crosse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- North La Crosse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- French Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Eitzen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Reno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Stoddard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Grand Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Wyattville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
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 Old Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- Hokah
- Houston
- La Crescent
- La Crosse
- Peterson
- Rushford
- Spring Grove
- Stoddard
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 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 Old Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Old Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050593 (Old Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050593 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sheldon
- Location given for Old Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7469109 Lon: -91.5573649
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Houston, 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 from Point A (ie- Old 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. |