A visit to the Ridgelawn Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ridgelawn Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ridgelawn Memorial Park (FG ID #79690)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ridgelawn Memorial Park
Lat: 38.4086° (38° 24' 30")
Lon: -82.3311° (-82° 19' 51")
The Ridgelawn Memorial Park is located in Cabell County<2>.
The county seat for Cabell County is located in Huntington. Huntington lies just to the west of the Ridgelawn Memorial Park .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ridgelawn Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ridgelawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Oaklawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Cabell County
- Rome - Proctorville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Guyandotte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodmere Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Memorial Park is located in Cabell County
- Crooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crooks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crooks Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boulevard Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boulevard Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boulevard Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boulevard Memorial Park is located in Cabell County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Blue Sulphur Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Sulphur Burial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Sulphur Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Blue Sulphur Burial Park is located in Cabell County
- Mud River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mud River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mud River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mud River Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Herrenkohl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrenkohl Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herrenkohl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Herrenkohl Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- McCormacks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCormacks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCormacks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCormacks Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Swann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swann Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Swann Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Bowen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baylous Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baylous Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baylous Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baylous Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Love Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Love Cemetery is located in Cabell County
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 Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ridgelawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Pea Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Melissa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barboursville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Proctorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guyandotte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Reid is located in Cabell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Reid
- From the Ridgelawn Memorial Park to Reid
- Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hodges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fudges Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chesapeake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <7>
- Yates Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Athalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athalia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sybene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scottown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Cabell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <7>
- West Hamlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Portersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cabell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ridgelawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barboursville
- Burlington
- Ceredo
- Chesapeake
- Guyandotte
- Huntington
- Milton
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 Ridgelawn Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Cabell County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Ridgelawn Memorial Park
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545578 (Ridgelawn Memorial Park)
- Note: GNIS record #1545578 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Barboursville
- County: Cabell Elev: 210
- Location given for GNIS #1545578 (Ridgelawn Memorial Park)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #79690
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cabell County: www.cabellcounty.org/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Cabell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ridgelawn Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4086, Longitude: -82.3311 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |