RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Oregon >> Benton County >> Ridders Pioneer CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Oregon

The Commemorative Quarter for Oregon





A visit to the Ridders Pioneer Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ridders Pioneer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ridders Pioneer Cemetery (FG ID #39338)

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 Ridders Pioneer Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridders Pioneer Cemetery

Lat:   44.7189°   (44° 43' 8")

Lon:   -123.1824°   (-123° 10' 56")

The Ridders Pioneer Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Corvallis. Corvallis lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Ridders Pioneer Cemetery .

Establishment of the Ridders Pioneer Cemetery ...

The Ridders Pioneer Cemetery was established in 1880.

Name Variations for Ridders Pioneer Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Ridders Pioneer Cemetery.

Ridders Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Ridder Pioneer Cemetery
  • Ridders Cemetery
  • Ridder Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ridders Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gingles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Palestine Memorial Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Allphin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allphin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allphin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allphin Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buena Vista Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Cemetery Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Albany Masonic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Simison - Hale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simison - Hale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simison - Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simison - Hale Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Fircrest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Locke Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Houston Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Waverly Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waverly Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waverly Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waverly Memorial Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Robinson Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Timber - Linn Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timber - Linn Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timber - Linn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Timber - Linn Memorial Park is located in Linn County
    • Looney Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Looney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Looney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Looney Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Cox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Butler Davidson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Davidson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Davidson Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Knox Butte Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Butte Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knox Butte Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Marion County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridders Pioneer Cemetery.

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

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 Ridders Pioneer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ridders Pioneer Cemetery:

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 Ridders Pioneer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1163224  (Ridder Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1163224 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: Lewisburg
    • County: Benton         Elev: 62
    • Location given for GNIS #1163224 (Ridder Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #39338

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 Oregon's counties, including Benton, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ridders Pioneer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7189, Longitude: -123.1824    
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025