A visit to the Chestnut 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 Chestnut Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery:
40.4173, -80.4692
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chestnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Weirton (WV).
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
- Sunset Hills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77988 <5>
- St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Weirton (WV).
- The St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201967 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Catholic Cemetery is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weirton (WV).
- The St. Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79794 <5>
- Three Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Three Springs Cemetery is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Three Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Weirton (WV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80115 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cross Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cross Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Cross Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153279 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cherry Valley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Highland Hills Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Hopewell - Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hanover Cemetery is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- Flats Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Flats Cemetery is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flats Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in New Manchester (WV).
- The Flats Cemetery has also been known as:
- Methodist - Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78371 <5>
- New Cumberland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The New Cumberland Cemetery is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Cumberland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of New Cumberland (WV).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79399 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mingo Junction Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #175838 <5>
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Creek Cemetery is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek 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 Chestnut Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Hanlin Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Dinsmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Comettsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Cross Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Weirton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murdocksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Frankfort Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Zalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Toronto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alikanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Follansbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Pattersons Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Burgettstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Candor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- New Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Steubenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Mingo Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Harshaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- New Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
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 Chestnut Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chestnut Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burgettstown
- Follansbee
- Mingo Junction
- New Cumberland
- Steubenville
- Toronto
- Weirton
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 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 Chestnut Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Chestnut Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1171747 (Chestnut Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1171747 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 383 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burgettstown
- Location given for Chestnut Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4172905 Lon: -80.4692335
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Chestnut 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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