A visit to the Middle 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 Middle Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Middle Ridge Cemetery:
41.3973, -82.1877
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Middle Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Middle Ridge Cemetery is located in Lorain County<2>.
The county seat for Lorain County is located in Elyria. Elyria lies just to the east southeast of the Middle Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Middle Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Middle Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Middle Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cleveland Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lorain.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery Park
- Calvary Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40162 <5>
- Ridge Hill Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crownhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crownhill Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crownhill Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Elyria Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Elyria Jewish Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria Jewish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elyria Jewish Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Elyria.
- The Elyria Jewish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
- Agudath Achim Jewish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40716 <5>
- North Murray Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43188 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lorain.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40715 <5>
- Kendeigh Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Claus Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Claus Family Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claus Family Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
- Brookdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookdale Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brookdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elyria.
- The Brookdale Cemetery has also been known as:
- City of Elyria Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159189 <5>
- South Murray Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Murray Ridge Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Murray Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Murray Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elyria.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43517 <5>
- Garfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Middle Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Middle Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amherst
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lorain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Amherst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Elyria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownhelm Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oberlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vermilion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Birmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Lagrange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Avon Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avon Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pheasant Run Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Belden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
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 Middle Ridge Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lorain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Middle Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Avon Lake
- Elyria
- Grafton
- Lorain
- Oberlin
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 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 Middle Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Lorain 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 Middle Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1043281 (Middle Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1043281 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: Lorain
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lorain
- Location given for Middle Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3972665 Lon: -82.1876533
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Lorain, 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' (or 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- Middle 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. |
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