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A visit to the Ridley 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 Ridley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridley Cemetery:

34.7540, -98.0209

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Ridley Cemetery is located in Grady County<2>.

The county seat for Grady County is located in Chickasha. Chickasha lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Ridley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ridley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Ridley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Simpson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Westview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Westview Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
  • Rush Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rush Springs Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs Cemetery
  • Marlow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
  • Denton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Denton Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Fletcher.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181150 <5>
  • Woods Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Little Washita Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Washita Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Short Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Short Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
    • Celestial Gardens Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elgin Memorial Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
    • Cement Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cement Cemetery is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement Cemetery
    • Elgin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
    • St. Ann Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Folsom Foster Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Folsom Foster Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom Foster Cemetery
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • Resthaven Memorial Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ninnekah Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ninnekah Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnekah Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ridley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Rush Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marlow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Agawam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Agawam is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
  • Central High
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Central High is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Bethel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Fletcher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bray is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <6>
  • Cement
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cyril
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Ninnekah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Elgin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Elgin is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
    • Oil City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Oil City is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Cox City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cox City is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
    • Norge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Norge is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Duncan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Duncan is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <6>
    • Alex
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Empire City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Empire City is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Bradley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hulen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hulen is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulen
    • Chickasha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Richards Spur ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Richards Spur is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Spur

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 Ridley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grady County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Ridley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Grady 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 Ridley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1097204  (Ridley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097204 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: Grady
      • Est. Elev: 423 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rocky Ford
      • Location given for Ridley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.7539614     Lon: -98.0208746
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Grady, 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- Ridley 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.