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Introduction ...

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 Ridgelawn Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.4800°   (40° 28' 47")

Lon:   -79.9916°   (-79° 59' 29")

The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<1>.

The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the south of the Ridgelawn Cemetery .

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 Ridgelawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Allegheny County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ridgelawn Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Ridgelawn Cemetery.

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

    • Millvale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millvale
      • Millvale is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millvale <4>
    • Lawrenceville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
    • Cherry City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
      • Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
    • Pittsburgh
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Etna
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etna <4>
    • McKees Rocks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Washington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Mount Washington is located in Allegheny County
    • Morningside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
      • Morningside is located in Allegheny County
    • Sharpsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Sharpsburg is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <4>
    • West View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
      • West View is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West View <4>
    • Bellevue
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
    • Ingram
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Beltzhoover
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
        • Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
      • Allentown
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
        • Allentown is located in Allegheny County
      • Aspinwall
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspinwall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
        • Aspinwall is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,653 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspinwall <4>
      • Ben Avon Heights
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
        • Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Avalon
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
        • Avalon is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
      • Fairywood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
        • Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
      • Thornburg
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
        • Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
      • Crafton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Tree
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
        • Green Tree is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,749 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Tree <4>
      • Carrick
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
        • Carrick is located in Allegheny County
      • Elfinwild
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elfinwild have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
        • Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
      • Allison Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ben Avon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
        • Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
      • Emsworth
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emsworth
        • Emsworth is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emsworth <4>

    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 Ridgelawn Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Ridgelawn Cemetery.<5>

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

    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Highwood Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Uniondale Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Uniondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Uniondale Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Uniondale Cemetery
    • Union Dale Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Union Dale Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • The Union Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hilldale Cemetery
      • Mt. Union Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Dale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46547 <6>
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • The Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • The Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Alvernia Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
    • Ohave Shalom Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • The Ohave Shalom Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • The Ohave Shalom Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Auhave Shalom Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohave Shalom Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Pittsburgh.
      • The Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery
      • Christ Our Redeemer Cemetery
      • North Side Cemetery
      • Northside Catholic Cemetery
      • Northside Cemetery
      • St. Philomena Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45627 <6>
    • United Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The United Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • The United Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosemont United Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46549 <6>
    • West View Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The West View Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • The West View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rodef Shalom Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46609 <6>
    • St. Alexander Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Alexander Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alexander Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Rosedale Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
      • Minersville Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • The Minersville Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • The Minersville Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Minersville Missouri Synod Cemetery
        • Minersville Lutheran Synod Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minersville Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1725217 <6>
      • St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Allegheny Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • The Allegheny Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allegheny Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Pittsburgh.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allegheny Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44305 <6>
      • St. Anthony Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
      • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      • New Light Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Light Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Light Cemetery
      • St. Augustine Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Cemetery
      • Beth Shalom Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • St. Nicholas Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery

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

    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 Ridgelawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1185048  (Ridgelawn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1185048 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: Pittsburgh East
      • County: Allegheny         Elev: 334
      • Location given for GNIS #1185048 (Ridgelawn Cemetery)

    The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

    The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ridgelawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4800, Longitude: -79.9916    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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