About Ridgefield Cemetery
Ridgefield Cemetery is a cemetery near Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois. It lies about 2.3 mi southeast of Crystal Lake. The grounds sit at about 932 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: John Aylsworth. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 416645. The nearest other listed cemetery is Crystal Lake Memorial Park, about 0.1 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Cardinal Funeral & Cremation Services, Ltd. in Crystal Lake, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 57 cemeteries we list in McHenry County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in McHenry County dates to 1843. 4 of the 57 listings in McHenry County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Crystal Lake. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Ridgefield Cemetery
- John Aylsworth1810-1901Printer (Chicago-American) and abolitionist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Ridgefield 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
42.25899, -88.35475
What Ridgefield 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
- Crystal Lake Memorial ParkCrystal Lake, ILMemorial park0.1 mi
- Union CemeteryCrystal Lake, IL · est. 1888Cemetery1.8 mi
- Crystal Lake CemeteryLakewood, ILCemetery2.1 mi
- Holcombville CemeteryCrystal Lake, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Mount Thabor Cemetery5311 Mount Thabor Road, Woodstock, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- McHenry County Memorial ParkWoodstock, ILMemorial park3.8 mi
- McMillan CemeteryPrairie Grove, IL · est. 1843Cemetery4.2 mi
- Prairie Grove CemeteryOakwood Hills, IL · est. 1862Cemetery5.2 mi
- Bluff City CemeteryMcHenry, ILMunicipal cemetery5.7 mi
- Fairview CemeteryWoodstock, ILCemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Ridgefield Cemetery
- Cardinal Funeral & Cremation Services, Ltd.0.7 miCremation provider · Crystal Lake · (815) 451-9040
- Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Crystal Lake · (815) 459-1760
- Cremation Society of Illinois1.4 miCremation provider · Crystal Lake · (815) 444-0740
- Querhammer Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Crystal Lake · (815) 459-1760
- Davenport Family Funeral Homes and Crematory2.7 miCremation provider · Crystal Lake · (815) 459-3411
- Saunders Funeral Home & Crematory4.7 miCremation provider · Woodstock · (815) 420-3030
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