A visit to the Willoughby 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 Willoughby Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willoughby Ridge Cemetery:
41.6034, -81.4396
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willoughby Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willoughby Ridge Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.
The county seat for Lake County is located in Painesville. Painesville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Willoughby Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willoughby Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Willoughby Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willoughby Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Wickliffe Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chardon Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Sinai Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mayfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155336 <5>
- Waite Hill Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehaven Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Kirtland Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mayfield Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mayfield Union Cemetery is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayfield Union Cemetery is located in Mayfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2404948 <5>
- Kirtland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kirtland Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Cemetery
- Kirtland Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Euclid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Acacia Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Acacia Memorial Park is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Memorial Park
- The Acacia Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery
- Acacia Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39597 <5>
- Knollwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chester Twp.Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chester Twp.Cemetery is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Twp.Cemetery
- Chesterland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chesterland Memorial Park is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterland Memorial Park
- The Chesterland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- B'nal Jershurun Cemetery
- Chesterland Cemetery
- Temple On The Heights Cemetery
- Rolling Green Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Willoughby Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Willoughby Memorial Gardens is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Memorial Gardens
- The Willoughby Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Plains Road Cemetery
- Lost Nation Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Willoughby Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willoughby Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Willoughby Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wickliffe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willowick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waite Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Willoughby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Richmond Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Pecks Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reynolds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Oak Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Lakeline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Euclid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nottingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Mayfield Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gates Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kirtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kirtland Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Lyndhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Euclid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mentor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Willoughby Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willoughby Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chesterland
- Eastlake
- Euclid
- Kirtland
- Mentor
- Wickliffe
- Willoughby
- Willowick
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 Willoughby Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Lake 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 Willoughby Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1963323 (Willoughby Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1963323 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: Lake
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mayfield Heights
- Location given for Willoughby Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6033822 Lon: -81.4395595
- 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 Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Willoughby 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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