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A visit to the Park 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 Park Ridge Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Park Ridge Cemetery:

32.0207, -97.1247

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Park Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Park Ridge Cemetery is located in Hill County<2>.

The county seat for Hill County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the south southwest of the Park Ridge Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Park Ridge Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Park Ridge Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Scofield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest Garden of Memory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hickey Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
  • Prairiedale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prairiedale Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairiedale Cemetery
  • Jessie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Jessie Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Cemetery
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eureka Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Itasca.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344760 <5>
  • Woodbury Cemetery (New)
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Woodbury Cemetery (New) is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Cemetery (New)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodbury Cemetery (New) is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Hillsboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976422 <5>
  • Peoria Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Peoria Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
    • The Peoria Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rogers T. Davidson Peoria Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #403918 <5>
  • Woodbury Cemetery (Old)
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vaughan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
  • Fatima Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Fatima Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatima Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fatima Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Abbott.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3561 <5>
  • Yates Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Yates Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
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    • Abbott Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Abbott Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
    • Bell Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bell Springs Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Springs Cemetery
    • Brandon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Brandon Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
      • The Brandon Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bynum Brandon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2689 <5>
    • Old Brandon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Turner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery
      • The Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jawbone Cemetery
      • Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1461380 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Whitney - Towash Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Park Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Park Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Hillsboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lovelace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lovelace is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
  • Chatt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Chatt is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
  • Peoria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peoria is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Carl's Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Bynum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Abbott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Brandon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Itasca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Whitney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aquilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Milford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • Mertens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Covington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Huron is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Irene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • West
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • West is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <6>
    • Malone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
    • Penelope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Italy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Park Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hill County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aquilla
  • Blum
    • Blum lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Park Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blum.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
  • Hillsboro
  • Italy
    • Italy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Park Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Italy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
  • Itasca
  • Milford
  • Peoria
    • Peoria lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Park Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peoria.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • West
    • West lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Park Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for West.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West

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 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 Park Ridge Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hill 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 Park Ridge Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1343587  (Park Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343587 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: Hill
      • Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hillsboro East
      • Location given for Park Ridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.0207106     Lon: -97.1247281
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Hill, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.