A visit to the Center 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 Center Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Ridge Cemetery:
32.5560, -88.4203
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Center Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Center Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anna York Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Anna York Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna York Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Millville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Millville Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lauderdale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale Cemetery
- Lauderdale Springs Confederate - Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pack Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Cemetery
- Briggs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Enondale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Enondale Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Home Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Home Mission Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Mission Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Smith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Porterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Lockhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Sucarnoochee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Electric Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Ward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Intercourse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Sumterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinterbish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Vimville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Whynot
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Bellamy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Arrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Moore Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
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 Center Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Livingston
- Marion
- York
- York lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Center Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Center Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #668248 (Center Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #668248 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 87 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tamola
- Location given for Center Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5559705 Lon: -88.4203124
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Lauderdale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |