About Ridge Cemetery
Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery near Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska. It lies about 1.5 mi southeast of Fremont. The grounds sit at about 1,204 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Dan Voorhees Stephens, George Washington Emery Dorsey and Willard Witte. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 832555. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Moser Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Services in Fremont, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 22 cemeteries we list in Dodge County, and 13 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fremont. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Ridge Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 2 writers, 1 football player, 1 basketball player, 1 musician, 1 World War I veteran.
- Dan Voorhees Stephens1868-1939American politician
- George Washington Emery Dorsey1842-1911Union United States Army officer
- Willard Witte1906-1966American college basketball and football coach, college athletics administrator
- Fannie Brown Patrick1864-1939American musician and suffragist
- Sue Bierman1924-2006American politician active in San Francisco
- Henry Gunderson1889-1969American lawyer and school superintendent
- Margaret Lawrence1945-2012American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright
People whose Wikidata entry gives Ridge 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
41.44250, -96.52336
What Ridge 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
- Calvary CemeteryFremont, NECemetery0.2 mi
- Memorial CemeteryFremont, NECemetery1.2 mi
- Pohocco CemeteryFremont, NECemetery2.3 mi
- Maple Grove CemeteryFremont, NECemetery5.5 mi
- Platteville CemeteryFremont, NECemetery6.4 mi
- Wiegand CemeteryFremont, NECemetery6.5 mi
- Hartung CemeteryFremont, NECemetery7.3 mi
- Johannes CemeteryFremont, NECemetery7.7 mi
- Little Flower CemeteryFremont, NECemetery7.7 mi
- Union CemeteryFremont, NECemetery7.8 mi
Funeral homes near Ridge Cemetery
- Moser Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Services1.0 miCremation provider · Fremont · (402) 721-4490
- Griffin Memorial Chapel1.9 miFuneral chapel · Fremont
- Ludvigsen Mortuary2.3 miMortuary · Fremont · (402) 721-4440
- Moser Funeral Chapel5.6 miFuneral chapel · Cedar Bluffs
- Reichmuth Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Yutan · (402) 625-2222
- Pruss-Nabity Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Wahoo · (402) 443-3128
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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