A visit to the Ridgely 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 Ridgely Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgely Cemetery:
36.2623, -89.4698
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridgely Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ridgely Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.
The county seat for Lake County is located in Tiptonville. Tiptonville lies just to the north of the Ridgely Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridgely Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Ridgely Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgely Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Madie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Madie Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madie Cemetery
- Hornridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hornridge Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hornridge Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ridgely.
- The Hornridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horn Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13626 <5>
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Mooring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mooring Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring Cemetery
- Burrus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burrus Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrus Cemetery
- Keefe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Keefe Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefe Cemetery
- Organ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Organ Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Crockett Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crockett Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Chapel UMC Cemetery
- The Crockett Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crockett Chapel Cemetery
- Crocketts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11015 <5>
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Citizen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Citizen Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizen Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Riddles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Girvin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neely Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Free Will Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Free Will Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Will Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridgely Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgely Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridgely
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Owl City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Bogota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Tiptonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hornbeak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Samburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caruthersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meacham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Proctor City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Stewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Boothspoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Point Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hayward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Ayers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Mengelwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Finley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Middle City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Newbern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Obion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Netherlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Hayti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <6>
- Dyersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Hayti Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Richwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Portageville
(17 miles [27.4 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 Ridgely Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgely Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caruthersville
- Dyersburg
- Hayti
- Newbern
- Obion
- Portageville
- Ridgely
- Tiptonville
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 Ridgely Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lake 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 Ridgely Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299403 (Ridgely Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299403 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: Lake
- Est. Elev: 87 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ridgely
- Location given for Ridgely Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.26229 Lon: -89.4697968
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Lake, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgely 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |