Welcome to Beach Ridge ...

Beach Ridge is located in Niagara County<1>.

The location of Beach Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beach Ridge, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Beach Ridge: Beach Rdg. (or less commonly used: Beach Rdge. or Beach Ridg.)

Beach Ridge is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Beach Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Beach Ridge is within the (716) area code.

Communities near Beach Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beach Ridge.

• Buffalo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Niagara Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• Niagara Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• North Tonawanda
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Fort Erie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <4>
• Lockport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Thorold
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorold
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorold <4>
• Lackawanna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Kenmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
• Depew
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beach Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beach Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beach Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beach Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beach Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Beach Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beach Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Beach Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beach Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beach Ridge.

Adding Beach Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beach Ridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beach Ridge was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Beach Ridge on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beach Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beach Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/