About Ridgecrest Cemetery
Ridgecrest Cemetery is a cemetery near Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee. It lies about 3.6 mi south of Jackson. The grounds sit at about 548 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Carl Perkins. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1299395. The nearest other listed cemetery is Elmwood Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home in Jackson, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in Madison County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Jackson. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Ridgecrest Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician.
- Carl Perkins1932-1998American guitarist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Ridgecrest 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
35.66633, -88.82167
What Ridgecrest 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
- Elmwood CemeteryJackson, TNCemetery0.9 mi
- Mount Olivet CemeteryJackson, TNCemetery2.1 mi
- Rushing CemeteryJackson, TNCemetery2.4 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryJackson, TNCemetery2.5 mi
- Highland Memorial GardensJackson, TNMemorial park2.6 mi
- Hollywood CemeteryJackson, TNCemetery3.1 mi
- Oakfield CemetaryJackson, TNCemetery3.7 mi
- Riveside CemeteryJackson, TNCemetery3.8 mi
- Hicks CemeteryThree Way, TNCemetery4.2 mi
- Matthews CemeteryJackson, TNCemetery5.2 mi
Funeral homes near Ridgecrest Cemetery
- George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Jackson · (731) 427-5555
- Arrington Funeral Directors2.2 miFuneral home · Jackson · (731) 668-1111
- Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Jackson · (731) 427-7411
- Affordable Funerals & Cremation Services2.9 miCremation provider · Jackson · (731) 736-4333
- Bledsoe Funeral Home Inc2.9 miFuneral home · Jackson · (731) 427-1521
- R E Womack Memorial Chapel3.0 miFuneral chapel · Jackson
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