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:
35.5084, -95.7061
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 McIntosh County<2>.
The county seat for McIntosh County is located in Eufaula. Eufaula lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Ridley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hitchita - Lackey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lerblance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lerblance Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerblance Cemetery
- McNik Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McNik Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNik Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Council Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Council Hill Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Bessie C Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Richard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Richard Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
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- Grayson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Remsey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Remsey Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsey Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Big Arbor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Big Arbor Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Arbor Cemetery
- Moore Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Moore Creek Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Creek Cemetery
- Fame Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Fame Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fame Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Stidham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98414 <5>
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Selby - Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98551 <5>
- Middleton Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richardsville is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Hitchita
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Council Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hoffman is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Stidham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Checotah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wainwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Onapa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onapa is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onapa
- Onapa has also been known as:
- Bond
- Morris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rentiesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oktaha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Spelter City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
- Dewar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Schulter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Vivian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vivian is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
- Carters Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carters Corner is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Corner
- Beland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beland is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beland
- Henryetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eufaula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Okmulgee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 McIntosh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boynton
- Checotah
- Coalton
- Council Hill
- Dewar
- Dewar lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Ridley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dewar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Eufaula
- Henryetta
- Hoffman
- Morris
- Okmulgee
- Oktaha
- Wainwright
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ridley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to McIntosh 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 #1097205 (Ridley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1097205 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: McIntosh
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Council Hill
- Location given for Ridley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5084353 Lon: -95.7061
- 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 McIntosh, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |