About Ridgelawn Cemetery
Ridgelawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. It lies about 0.7 mi southwest of Elyria. The grounds sit at about 718 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including William Graves Sharp, George Henry Chamberlain and George Butts. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1045005. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 2.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Reichlin Roberts Bollinger Funeral Home in Elyria, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Lorain County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Elyria. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Ridgelawn Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 US representative, 1 writer.
- William Graves Sharp1859-1922American politician
- George Henry Chamberlain1862-1943American legislator
- George Butts1838-1902Medal of Honor recipient
- Heman Ely1820-1894
- John Charles Bins1863-1942American bookstore owner and postcard publisher
- Lillian Mortimer1873-1946American playwright
- Ruth Fuller Stevens1889-193320th-century American illustrator of children's books
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
41.37337, -82.09681
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 CemeteryElyria, OHCemetery2.3 mi
- Sugar Ridge CemeteryNorth Ridgeville, OHCemetery2.3 mi
- North Murray Ridge CemeteryElyria, OHCemetery2.7 mi
- South Murray Ridge CemeteryElyria, OHCemetery3.0 mi
- Garfield CemeterySheffield, OHCemetery3.3 mi
- Brookdale CemeteryElyria, OHCemetery3.3 mi
- Butternut Ridge CemeteryElyria, OHCemetery3.3 mi
- La Porte CemeteryElyria, OHCemetery3.4 mi
- Ridgeview CemeteryNorth Ridgeville, OHCemetery4.0 mi
- North Ridgeville Center CemeteryNorth Ridgeville, OHCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Ridgelawn Cemetery
- Reichlin Roberts Bollinger Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Elyria · (440) 365-1271
- Busch Funeral and Crematory Services0.6 miCremation provider · Elyria · (440) 322-3717
- Dicken Funeral Home Inc0.8 miFuneral home · Elyria · (440) 322-3224
- Carter Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Elyria · (440) 322-7788
- Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home, Inc.2.6 miFuneral home · Elyria · (440) 322-4626
- Wyers-Bollinger Funeral Chapel3.3 miFuneral chapel · Elyria · (440) 324-3371
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