A visit to the Ritchey 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 Ritchey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ritchey Cemetery:
40.0559, -78.3964
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ritchey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ritchey Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies just to the southwest of the Ritchey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ritchey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Ritchey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ritchey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hershberger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Bedford Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hetrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hetrick Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetrick Cemetery
- Burger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Burger Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Cemetery
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Creek Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46229 <5>
- Steele Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Potter Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Potter Creek Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Creek Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Keagy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Keagy Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keagy Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Friends Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Fishertown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Replogle Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Replogle Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replogle Cemetery
- Holsinger Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Schellsburg Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Schellsburg Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg Cemetery
- The Schellsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
- Old Log Church Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964953 <5>
- Evans Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Duvalls Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Duvalls Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvalls Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes 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 Ritchey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ritchey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Penn Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Mount Dallas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Yount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yount is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Ott Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salemville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Everett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Saint Clairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Marble City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Loysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Wolfsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
- Graceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charlesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Breezewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coaldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Langdondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Waterside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Valley-Hi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Riddlesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Osterburg
(10 miles [16.1 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 Ritchey Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ritchey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Everett
- Osterburg
- Salemville
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 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 Ritchey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Ritchey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185113 (Ritchey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185113 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Everett West
- Location given for Ritchey Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0559145 Lon: -78.3964043
- 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 Bedford, 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- Ritchey 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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