A visit to the Lake 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 Lake Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lake Ridge Cemetery:
42.6097, -76.6133
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lake Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lake Ridge Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Lake Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lake Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lake Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lake Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goodyears Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The German Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Belltown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lansingville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lansingville Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingville Cemetery
- West Genoa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The West Genoa Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Genoa Cemetery
- Covert Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Ledyard Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- The Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trumansburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64733 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Sheldrake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheldrake Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldrake Cemetery
- North Lansing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Genoa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Genoa Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
- Tuppers Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Lake Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lake Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Atwaters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Kidders
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Trumansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taughannock Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- North Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Ledyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Interlaken
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <6>
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Black Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Willow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Myers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Genoa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- East Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Searsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Poplar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Groton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Willets
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Perry City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Scipioville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Moravia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ovid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Lake Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tompkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lake Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Locke
- Locke lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Lake Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Locke.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Lodi
- Moravia
- Ovid
- Ovid lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Lake Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ovid.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Poplar Ridge
- Sherwood
- Trumansburg
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 Lake Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Tompkins 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 Lake Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2514899 (Lake Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514899 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: Tompkins
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ludlowville
- Location given for Lake Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6097222 Lon: -76.6133333
- 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 New York's counties, including Tompkins, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake 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. |