A visit to the West Ridgeway 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 West Ridgeway Cemetery ...
The West Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Orleans County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bates Road Cemetery
- Boxwood Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Orleans County
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- Greenman Cemetery
- The Greenman Cemetery is located in Orleans County
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- Hageman Farm Cemetery
- The Hageman Farm Cemetery is located in Orleans County
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- Johnsons Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Knowlesville Cemetery
- The Knowlesville Cemetery is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlesville Cemetery
- Levalley Cemetery
- The Levalley Cemetery is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levalley Cemetery
- Lynhaven Cemetery
- The Lynhaven Cemetery is located in Orleans County
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- Maple Ridge Cemetery
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Orleans County
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- North Ridgeway Cemetery
- North Shelby Cemetery
- The North Shelby Cemetery is located in Orleans County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Orchard Cemetery
- The Oak Orchard Cemetery is located in Orleans County
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- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Orleans County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Orleans County
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- St. Patricks Cemetery
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Niagara County
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- St. Stephens Cemetery
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Niagara County
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- Shelby Center Cemetery
- Somerset Cemetery
- The Somerset Cemetery is located in Niagara County
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- Yates Center Cemetery
- The Yates Center Cemetery is located in Orleans County
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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 West Ridgeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alabama
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
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- Albion
- Barker
- County Line
- County Line is located in Niagara County
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- Dysinger
- Dysinger is located in Niagara County
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- Eagle Harbor
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
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- Gaines
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
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- Gasport
- Hartland
- Hartland is located in Niagara County
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- Hess Road
- Hess Road is located in Niagara County
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- Jeddo
- Jeddo is located in Orleans County
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- Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kenyonville
- Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
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- Kuckville
- Kuckville is located in Orleans County
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- Lakewood Village
- Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
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- Lyndonville
- Medina
- Middleport
- Millers
- Millers is located in Niagara County
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- North Hartland
- North Hartland is located in Niagara County
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- Reynales Basin
- Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
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- Ridgewood
- Shadigee
- Shadigee is located in Orleans County
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- Somerset
- Somerset is located in Niagara County
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- West Barre
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
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- Wheatville
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
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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 West Ridgeway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orleans County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Ridgeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Gaines
- Lyndonville
- Medina
- Middleport
- Somerset
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 West Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Orleans 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 West Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2516223 (West Ridgeway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2516223 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: Orleans
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lyndonville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- West Ridgeway Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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