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A visit to the Ridgewell - Central 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 Ridgewell - Central Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgewell - Central Cemetery:

44.5676, -71.5820

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

The Ridgewell - Central Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Guildhall. Guildhall lies just to the east of the Ridgewell - Central Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ridgewell - Central Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridgewell - Central Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Court House Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Webb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Webb Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
  • Rich Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Rich Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
  • Stevens - McDade Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Riverside - Smart - Fellows - South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stuart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stuart Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
  • Spaulding Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Summer Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Boyce Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Boyce Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce Cemetery
  • Clark - Eaton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Clark - Eaton Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark - Eaton Cemetery
    • The Clark - Eaton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Auburn Star Farm Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Smith - Gardner - Shoff Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Porrell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Porrell Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porrell Cemetery
    • Granby Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Victory Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lunenburg Corner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogers Rangers Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Wentworth - Reed Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Stratford (NH).
      • The Haynes Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Stratford East Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551850 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ridgewell - Central Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgewell - Central Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Guildhall
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Northumberland
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Northumberland is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Guildhall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Guildhall is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Groveton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maidstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Maidstone is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Lancaster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mapleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mapleton is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mill Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Village is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
  • Stratford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stratford is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Granby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Granby is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Lunenburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Stark is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stark <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Masons
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Masons is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
    • Granby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gallup Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gallup Mills is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Mills
    • Scott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Scott is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Percy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Percy is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
    • Damon Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Damon Crossing is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon Crossing
    • Brunswick Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Brunswick Springs is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Springs
    • Dalton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dalton is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Brunswick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Brunswick is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jefferson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Stratford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • East Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Concord is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
    • Victory
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Victory is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people

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 Ridgewell - Central Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgewell - Central 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 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 Ridgewell - Central Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Vermont:
  • Pages specific to Essex 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 Ridgewell - Central Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1919394  (Ridgewell-Central Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1919394 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: Essex
      • Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Groveton
      • Location given for Ridgewell-Central Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5675551     Lon: -71.5820301
      • 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 Vermont's counties, including Essex, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgewell - Central 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.