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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sunshine Ridge Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sunshine Ridge Cemetery (FG ID #1850312)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sunshine Ridge Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.7174°   (38° 43' 2")

Lon:   -83.3149°   (-83° 18' 53")

The Sunshine Ridge Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in West Union. West Union lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sunshine Ridge Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sunshine Ridge Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Adams County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sunshine Ridge Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunshine Ridge Cemetery.

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

    • Squirrel Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
      • Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
    • Blue Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Rome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Lawrence County
    • Lynx
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
      • Lynx is located in Adams County
    • Vanceburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
    • Concord
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Garrison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
    • Wrightsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
      • Wrightsville is located in Adams County
    • Charters
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
      • Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
    • Quincy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Friendship
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lombardsville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
        • Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
      • Otway
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
        • Otway is located in Scioto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otway <5>
      • Dunkinsville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
        • Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
      • Whippoorwill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
        • Whippoorwill is located in Adams County
      • Youngs
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
        • Youngs is located in Scioto County
      • West Union
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Firebrick
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firebrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
        • Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
      • Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannoah Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
        • Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
      • Arion
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
        • Arion is located in Scioto County
      • Rarden
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
        • Rarden is located in Scioto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <5>
      • West Portsmouth
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
        • West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
      • Jaybird
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
        • Jaybird is located in Adams County
      • Manchester
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
        • Manchester is located in Adams County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
      • Manchester
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
        • Manchester is located in Summit County

    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 Sunshine Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sunshine Ridge Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Manchester Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Manchester Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manchester Cemetery
    • High Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The High Hill Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Hill Cemetery
    • Lower Twin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Drake Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Drake Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
    • Puntenney Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Winterstein Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winterstein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winterstein Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winterstein Cemetery
    • Copas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • Point Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Berea Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berea Cemetery is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
    • Mt. Unger Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Unger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Unger Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Unger Cemetery
    • Moores Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moores Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Chapel Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Cassel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cassel Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassel Cemetery
      • Vogler Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rogers Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • The Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hayslip Cemetery
        • Rodgers Cemetery
        • Rogers Family Cemetery
        • Rogers Hill Cemetery
        • Young Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151138 <1>
      • Russell Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Stout Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stout Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stout Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43625 <1>
      • East Liberty Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lynx.
        • The East Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Liberty Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Liberty Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2132307 <1>
      • McKee Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Aills Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Aills Cemetery is located in Lewis County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aills Cemetery
      • Holt Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Holt Cemetery is located in Scioto County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Blue Creek and Friendship.  The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Friendship.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Sunshine Ridge Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1731213  (Sunshine Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1731213 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: Buena Vista
      • County: Adams         Elev: 353
      • Location given for GNIS #1731213 (Sunshine Ridge Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1850312

    The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sunshine Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7174, Longitude: -83.3149    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Blue Creek and Friendship. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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