A visit to the Ridgelawn 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 Ridgelawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgelawn Cemetery:
36.7790, -81.4104
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridgelawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Smyth County<2>.
The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the northwest of the Ridgelawn Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ridgelawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgelawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Marchant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Marchant Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchant Cemetery
- Keesling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Keesling Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keesling Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Carrico Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carrico Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrico Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Burton Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Old Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Parks Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Parks Cemetery
- McGhee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McGhee Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee Cemetery
- Hutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- McCarter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McCarter Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarter Cemetery
- Bolt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bolt Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Cemetery
- Trout Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Trout Dale Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Dale Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Overbay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Overbay Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbay Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridgelawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgelawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sugar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Trout Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Rural Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Seven Mile Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Elk Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Speedwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Grassy Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bridle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Rowe Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loves Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Green Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Sturgills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Helton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Weavers Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Whitetop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Piney Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Asberrys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Broadford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
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 Ridgelawn 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 Ridgelawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Independence
- Marion
- Rural Retreat
- Speedwell
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 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 Ridgelawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Smyth 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 Ridgelawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1486605 (Ridgelawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486605 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 806 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atkins
- Location given for Ridgelawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7790067 Lon: -81.4103868
- 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 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 '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- Ridgelawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |