A visit to the Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgeway Cemetery:
37.1893, -79.8373
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridgeway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Ridgeway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridgeway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Ridgeway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgeway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coopers Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Coopers Cove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cove Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Hanabass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hanabass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanabass Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Meadow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Meadow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Meador Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Meador Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Basham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Basham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Neathawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Neathawk Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neathawk Cemetery
- Ninevah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ninevah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninevah Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Amos - Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brown - Meador Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran Cemetery
- Plunkett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Plunkett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunkett Cemetery
- Red Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Red Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley Cemetery
- Kennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kennett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Cemetery
- Altice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Jeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jeter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Moorman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moorman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorman Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridgeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgeway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burnt Chimney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Montgomery Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Goodview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Boones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Chamblissburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Villa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Cave Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gogginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Apple Tree Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Redwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Moneta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- North Shore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Radford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Sunset Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Laymantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
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 Ridgeway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgeway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1473208 (Ridgeway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1473208 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hardy
- Location given for Ridgeway Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1893062 Lon: -79.8372572
- 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 Franklin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgeway 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. |