About Ridgelawn Cemetery
Ridgelawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Griffith, Lake County, Indiana. It lies about 2.0 mi southwest of Griffith. The grounds sit at about 636 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Joe Kopcha, Dan Blake and Ted Karras Sr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 441995. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ridgelawn Funeral Home in Gary, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 54 cemeteries we list in Lake County, and 42 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 54 listings in Lake County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Griffith. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Ridgelawn Cemetery
Among them: 3 football players.
- Joe Kopcha1905-1986American football player
- Dan Blake1882-1953American football player
- Ted Karras Sr.1934-2016American football player
- Wilbur Wynant1869-1939American insurance executive
People whose Wikidata entry gives Ridgelawn 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
41.54642, -87.39292
What Ridgelawn 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
- Saint Marys CemeteryGriffith, INChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Mount Mercy CemeteryGriffith, INChristian cemetery0.3 mi
- Fern Oaks CemeteryGriffith, INCemetery1.3 mi
- Ross CemeteryGriffith, INCemetery1.4 mi
- Hope CemeteryHighland, INCemetery2.3 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryGary, INCemetery2.3 mi
- Tolleston CemeteryGary, INCemetery3.2 mi
- Waldheim CemeteryGary, INCemetery3.3 mi
- Saints Peter and Paul CemeteryMerrillville, INCemetery3.8 mi
- Pleasant View CemeterySchererville, INCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Ridgelawn Cemetery
- Ridgelawn Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Gary · (219) 980-5555
- Smith, Bizzell & Warner Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Gary · (219) 887-1852
- Rendina Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Gary · (219) 980-1141
- Kuiper Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Highland · (219) 923-7800
- Hillside Funeral Home & Cremation Center2.3 miFuneral home · Highland · (219) 838-0800
- White Funeral Home And Cremation Services2.5 miFuneral home · Griffith · (219) 924-4100
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