A visit to the Ridge Road 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 Ridge Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridge Road Cemetery:
44.8639, -91.9866
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ridge Road Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ridge Road Cemetery is located in Dunn County<2>.
The county seat for Dunn County is located in Menomonie. Menomonie lies just to the east northeast of the Ridge Road Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ridge Road Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ridge Road Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridge Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mamre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mamre Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery
- Irving Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tramway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tramway Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Halverson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Halverson Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halverson Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Teegarden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Teegarden Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Lower Weston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Pownell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pownell Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownell Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Little Elk Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Froens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Froens Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froens Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ridge Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridge Road Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Menomonie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Knapp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Dunnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Tainter Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Eau Galle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Falls City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Boyceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Meridean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Hersey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Elk Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Downing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Arkansaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Colfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Durand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Glenwood City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Rock Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
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 Ridge Road Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dunn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridge Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyceville
- Colfax
- Downing
- Durand
- Elmwood
- Glenwood City
- Knapp
- Menomonie
- Plum City
- Spring Valley
- Wilson
- Woodville
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 Ridge Road Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Dunn 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 Ridge Road Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1572300 (Ridge Road Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1572300 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: Dunn
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Menomonie South
- Location given for Ridge Road Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.8638522 Lon: -91.9865661
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridge Road 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. |