About Ridgebury Cemetery
Ridgebury Cemetery is a cemetery near Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. It lies about 4.3 mi northeast of Danbury. The grounds sit at about 584 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Cornelius Ryan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2789542. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hull Funeral Service (cornell Memorial Inc.) in Danbury, about 3.9 mi away. It is one of 242 cemeteries we list in Fairfield County, and 93 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Fairfield County dates to 1680. 5 of the 242 listings in Fairfield County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Danbury. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Ridgebury Cemetery
Among them: 1 journalist, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Cornelius Ryan1920-1974Irish American journalist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Ridgebury Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Ridgebury Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
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Funeral homes near Ridgebury Cemetery
- Hull Funeral Service (cornell Memorial Inc.)3.9 miFuneral home · Danbury · (203) 748-4833
- Green Funeral Home4.4 miFuneral home · Danbury · (203) 748-2131
- Danbury Memorial Funeral Home And Cremation Services4.6 miFuneral home · Danbury · (203) 616-5128
- Jowdy-Kane Funeral Home4.6 miFuneral home · Danbury · (203) 748-6262
- Rovelli Monuments4.7 miMonument dealer · Danbury · (203) 743-2176
- Cornell Memorial Home5.2 miFuneral home · Danbury · (203) 748-4833
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