A visit to the Ridgeley 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 Ridgeley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgeley Cemetery:
39.4606, -94.6408
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridgeley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ridgeley Cemetery is located in Platte County<2>.
The county seat for Platte County is located in Platte City. Platte City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ridgeley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridgeley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Ridgeley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgeley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Cockrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell Cemetery
- Standiford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Standiford Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standiford Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Union Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Union Mill Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mill Cemetery
- Lutes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- McComas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McComas Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComas Cemetery
- Gaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gaus Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaus Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Camden Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Camden Point Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Point Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tobin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tobin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin Cemetery
- Maupin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maupin Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin Cemetery
- Chinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chinn Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Brasfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brasfield Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Pancake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pancake Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Mecca Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridgeley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgeley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridgely
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Edgerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camden Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Platte City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Tracy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Ferrelview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Lilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Platte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Nashua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Plattsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Faucett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Agency
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Starfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Willow Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- East Leavenworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Farley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Weatherby Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Lake Waukomis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Roosterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
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 Ridgeley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Platte County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgeley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden Point
- Dearborn
- Edgerton
- Gower
- Gower lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ridgeley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gower.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Platte City
- Plattsburg
- Smithville
- Weston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ridgeley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Platte 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 Ridgeley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #742359 (Ridgeley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #742359 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: Platte
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camden Point
- Location given for Ridgeley Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4605539 Lon: -94.6407899
- 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 Platte, 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- Ridgeley 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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