Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ridgewood Village (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ridgewood Village. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Ridgewood Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ridgewood Village: Ridgewood Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ridgewood Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgewood Village.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Chambers, Macon, Russell, Tallapoosa, Harris (GA) & Muscogee (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Ridgewood Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridgewood Village:
- Lee County (The home county of Ridgewood Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Village, with the one closest to Ridgewood Village listed first.
- Auburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loachapoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bottle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Beauregard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Gwen Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Chewacla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Marvyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prince Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Bleecker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Blanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Village, with the one closest to Ridgewood Village listed first.
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Boyds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Cusseta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- LaFayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huguley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Osanippa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eady City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Plant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- River View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Lanett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Village, with the one closest to Ridgewood Village listed first.
- Tallassee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Irma ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Eclectic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jordan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Village, with the one closest to Ridgewood Village listed first.
- Notasulga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Society Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Liberty City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Tuskegee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hornady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- La Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Armstrong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Calebee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Fort Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shorter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Tysonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Village, with the one closest to Ridgewood Village listed first.
- Hugley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Crawford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Hurtsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Hatchechubbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Ladonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Seale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Phenix City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Village, with the one closest to Ridgewood Village listed first.
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Camp Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Agricola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Tallapoosa City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Dadeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- East Tallassee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Dudleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Benson ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Jacksons' Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matilda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Harris County (GA)
- Mountain Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Village, with the one closest to Ridgewood Village listed first.
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North West Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridgewood Village, see our County-by-County Page for Ridgewood Village.
Cemeteries Near Ridgewood Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgewood Village.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ridgewood Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridgewood Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridgewood Village, with the one closest to Ridgewood Village listed first.
- Cherry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westwood Drive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Daniel - Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridge Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Farmville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of The Bottle
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frank McGuire Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Loachapoka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Ridgewood Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridgewood Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgewood Village, with the one closest to Ridgewood Village listed first.
- Auburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loachapoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Notasulga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Opelika
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Roxana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Society Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Chewacla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Oak Bowery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Bowery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery
- Chehaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chehaw is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehaw
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Tuskegee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridgewood Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgewood Village.
Newspapers Published in Ridgewood Village ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgewood Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgewood Village, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridgewood Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ridgewood Village:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Macon County
- Russell County
- Tallapoosa County
- Harris County
- Troup County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ridgewood Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgewood Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |