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A visit to the Ridgecrest Cemetery ...

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 Ridgecrest Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.8293°   (37° 49' 45")

Lon:   -78.8350°   (-78° 50' 5")

The Ridgecrest Cemetery is located in Nelson County<2>.

. Lovingston lies just to the south southwest of the Ridgecrest Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Ridgecrest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Adial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adial Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Rock Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Mt. Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Shiloh Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Wintergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wintergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wintergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wintergreen Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Stevens Cove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stevens Cove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Diamond Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Diamond Hill Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibson Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hunt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hunt Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2652202 <5>
  • Cove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Cemetery
    • The Cove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • The Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Jonesboro Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesboro Cemetery
      • The Jonesboro Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jonesboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jonesboro
      • The Jonesboro Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jonesboro Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50836 <5>
    • Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
      • The Bethlehem UMC Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • The Bethlehem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49437 <5>
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is located in Colleen.
      • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Woodland Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52729 <5>
    • Harris Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Harris Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Harris Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Esmont.
      • The Harris Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Harris - Kidd - Bryant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439014 <5>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Nelson County
      • The Oak Hill Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51478 <5>
    • Centenary Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
      • The Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Greenfield and Batesville.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Batesville.
      • The Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50674 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ridgecrest Cemetery.

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

  • Old Myndus
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
  • Adial
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Adial is located in Nelson County
  • Rockfish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
  • Nellysford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lodebar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
  • Faber
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bryant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Nelson County
  • Greenfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
  • Shipman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
    • Shipman is located in Nelson County
  • Schuyler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jonesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
  • Covesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
    • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Massies Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
      • Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
    • Colleen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
      • Colleen is located in Nelson County
    • Tyro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Durrett Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durrett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
    • Onan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Norwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Nelson County
    • Warminster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warminster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
    • Porters
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
      • Porters is located in Albemarle County
    • Alberene
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
    • Sherando
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
    • North Garden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Batesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 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 Ridgecrest Cemetery:

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 Ridgecrest Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1500950  (Ridgecrest Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1500950 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: Lovingston
    • County: Nelson         Elev: 228
    • Location given for GNIS #1500950 (Ridgecrest Cemetery)

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Virginia's counties, including Nelson, 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' (or 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 Ridgecrest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8293, Longitude: -78.8350       In this case, the coordinates for the Ridgecrest Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Greenfield and Batesville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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