A visit to the Dry 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 Dry Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Ridge Cemetery:
40.0172, -93.2074
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dry Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dry Ridge Cemetery is located in Linn County<2>.
The county seat for Linn County is located in Linneus. Linneus lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Dry Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dry Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Dry Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calhoun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Prather Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Southerland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Southerland Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southerland Cemetery
- Gooch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gooch Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooch Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Purdin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haseville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Haseville Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville Cemetery
- Knifong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Knifong Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifong Cemetery
- McCulla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCulla Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulla Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Schrock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Schrock Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrock Cemetery
- Dryden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dryden Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden Cemetery
- Grantsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Grantsville Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville Cemetery
- Hollon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollon Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollon Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dry Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Browning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Purdin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Haseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Linneus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Humphreys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Galt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laredo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Owasco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Owasco is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Osgood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Chula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Meadville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Laclede
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winigan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
- Brookfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Wheeling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- New Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Sticklerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Boynton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Forker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
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 Dry Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Linn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dry Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookfield
- Browning
- Chula
- Chula lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Dry Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chula.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Galt
- Galt lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Dry Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Green City
- Humphreys
- Laclede
- Laredo
- Linneus
- Meadville
- Milan
- Milan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Dry Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Purdin
- Trenton
- Wheeling
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 Dry Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Linn 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 Dry Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #717129 (Dry Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #717129 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: Linn
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Browning
- Location given for Dry Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0172425 Lon: -93.2074299
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Linn, 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- Dry 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> | 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. |
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