A visit to the Smith 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 Smith Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smith Ridge Cemetery:
39.6080, -81.4426
The Smith Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County<1>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Marietta. Marietta lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south of the Smith Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smith Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Smith Ridge Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smith Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Atkinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shafers Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shafers Church Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafers Church Cemetery
- The Shafers Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shafer Cemetery
- Shafers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43372 <4>
- Hill Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hill Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove Cemetery
- Macksburg Cemetery (Old)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lund Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Good Hope Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dexter City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Tree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haines Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Ephriam Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lower Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem Cemetery
- Tick Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tick Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Ridge Cemetery
- Ogles Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Paw Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hesson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hesson Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Smith Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smith Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Macksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elba
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Crooked Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- South Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harriettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whipple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dungannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dalzell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ashton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fulda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Devola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Churchtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Grand View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Steel Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Reinersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Smith Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smith Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beverly
- Caldwell
- Lowell
- Lower Salem
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 Smith Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Smith Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1963938 (Smith Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1963938 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lower Salem
- Location given for Smith Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6078512 Lon: -81.4426212
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smith Ridge Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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