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A visit to the Hickory Ridge Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hickory Ridge Cemetery (FG ID #41389)

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 Hickory Ridge Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery

Lat:   38.7514°   (38° 45' 5")

Lon:   -83.7126°   (-83° 42' 45")

The cemetery is located in Brown County<4>.

As an estimate, the Hickory Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<2> the communities of Decatur and Slickaway.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Decatur.

The county seat for Brown County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of the Hickory Ridge Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hickory Ridge Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hickory Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Woods Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Hiett Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiett Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiett Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hiett Chapel Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Ebenezer Churchyard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Churchyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Churchyard Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Brier Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Liberty Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Chapel Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Fitchs Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitchs Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitchs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fitchs Chapel Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Martin Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Hill Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Beasley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beasley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beasley Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Bissinger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bissinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bissinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bissinger Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Decatur Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Howard Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howard Ridge Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Reader Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reader Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reader Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reader Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Bentonville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bentonville Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Devore Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devore Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devore Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Devore Family Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Charleston Bottom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charleston Bottom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charleston Bottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Charleston Bottom Cemetery is located in Mason County (KY)
    • Charter Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charter Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charter Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Charter Oak Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Ellis Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ellis Grove Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Hale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Kirker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Hickory Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hickory Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Hickory Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hickory Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hickory Ridge Cemetery:

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 Hickory Ridge Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1699131  (Hickory Ridge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1699131 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Decatur
    • County: Brown         Elev: 275
    • Location given for GNIS #1699131 (Hickory Ridge Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #41389

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Decatur and Slickaway. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hickory Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7514, Longitude: -83.7126    
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<9>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.