A visit to the Locust 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 Locust Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Locust Ridge Cemetery:
41.1274, -75.5517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Locust Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Locust Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Stroudsburg. Stroudsburg lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Locust Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Locust Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Locust Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Locust Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thornhurst Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177695 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Springbrook Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Springbrook Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springbrook Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Daleville.
- The Springbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springbrook Congregational Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1370723 <5>
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Laurel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Daleville Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville Cemetery
- The Daleville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Daleville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160775 <5>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Lake UMC Upper Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Lake UMC Lower Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Dotters Corners Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Middle Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek Cemetery
- Hillside Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Memorial Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Memorial Cemetery
- The Hillside Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Effort Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194215 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Freytown Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Jericho Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Locust Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Locust Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Locust Lakes Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Stoddartsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Pocono Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tobyhanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pocono
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albrightsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meckesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Pocono Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Yostville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Spring Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lehigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Bear Creek Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Penn Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Mud Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- McMichael
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Daleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leslie Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Appenzell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Turnersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Mountainhome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- La Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Locust Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Locust Ridge 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 helpful 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 Locust Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Locust Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1179792 (Locust Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1179792 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 539 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thornhurst
- Location given for Locust Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1275858 Lon: -75.5510208
- 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 Monroe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Locust 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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