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A visit to the Ridgedale United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ridgedale UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ridgedale UMC Cemetery (FG ID #2294892)

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 Ridgedale UMC Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.9418°   (36° 56' 30")

Lon:   -81.5705°   (-81° 34' 13")

The Ridgedale UMC Cemetery is located in Smyth County<2>.

The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the south southeast of the Ridgedale UMC Cemetery .

Establishment of the Ridgedale UMC Cemetery ...

The Ridgedale UMC Cemetery was:

Name Variations for Ridgedale UMC Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Ridgedale UMC Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Ridgedale Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Ridgedale UMC Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Olinger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olinger Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Gillespie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillespie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillespie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Hubble Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hubble Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Chatham Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatham Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatham Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chatham Hill Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Necessary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Necessary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Necessary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Necessary Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Crabtree Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crabtree Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crabtree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Holmes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Buchanan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Burnop Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnop Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burnop Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Orr Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orr Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Orr Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Sexton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sexton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sexton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sexton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Totten Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Totten Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Totten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Totten Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Martin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Tazewell County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridgedale UMC Cemetery.

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

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 Ridgedale UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smyth County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ridgedale UMC 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 Ridgedale UMC Cemetery:

The official website for Smyth County: www.smythcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Smyth, 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 things 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 Ridgedale UMC Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9418, Longitude: -81.5705    
<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 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.
<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>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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