A visit to the 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 Ridgeway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgeway Cemetery:
40.5245, -83.5535
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridgeway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Kenton. Kenton lies just to the north northwest of the Ridgeway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridgeway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ridgeway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgeway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Victory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Victory Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Victory Cemetery
- Early Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Early Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Lynn Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lynn Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sieg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sieg Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sieg Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Miami Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Miami Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Cemetery
- Equality Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Equality Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality Cemetery
- Byhalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Byhalia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Schertzer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Schertzer Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertzer Cemetery
- The Schertzer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Dorman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dorman Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorman Cemetery
- Hathaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Sloan - Yelverton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rushsylvania Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rushsylvania Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushsylvania Cemetery
- Southard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Southard Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard Cemetery
- Burnside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Burnside Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside Cemetery
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 Ridgeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgeway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridgeway
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rushsylvania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pfeiffer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- West Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Kenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- La Rue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Belle Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Jumbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Raymond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Bloomington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zanesfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marseilles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Bellefontaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Iron City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Valley Hi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Middleburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- McVitty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- McGuffey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
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 Ridgeway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle Center
- Bellefontaine
- Huntsville
- Kenton
- La Rue
- Mount Victory
- Richwood
- Rushsylvania
- West Mansfield
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 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 Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1045008 (Ridgeway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1045008 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Victory
- Location given for Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.524499 Lon: -83.5535387
- 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 Hardin, 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 from Point A (ie- Ridgeway 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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