A visit to the Middle Ridge Baptist Church 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 Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery:
39.2851, -81.3290
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- McMullen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Harness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harness Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Newland Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland Cemetery
- Lower Newport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lower Newport Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Newport Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Rizer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rizer Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rizer Cemetery
- Sharp - Prince Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Greenhill Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Schultz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Farson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Farson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farson Cemetery
- Grant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grant Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #599875 <5>
- Everly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Everly Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly Cemetery
- Rexroach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rexroach Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexroach 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 Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dallison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Horseneck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Willow Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Parkers Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Yankeeburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Petroleum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Sandhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Newell Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Kanawha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
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- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Rusk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- North Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Greencastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Leachtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Cisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cornwallis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- DeLong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Cairo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Marietta
- Saint Marys
- Williamstown
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 Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1986782 (Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1986782 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willow Island
- Location given for Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2850755 Lon: -81.3290055
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Wood, 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- Middle Ridge Baptist Church 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. |
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