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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 High Ridge (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 High Ridge. 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 High Ridge ...

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 High Ridge: High Rdg. (or less commonly used: High Rdge. or High Ridg.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named High Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High Ridge.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

High Ridge is located in Fairfield County.

To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfield County: Litchfield, New Haven, Dutchess (NY), Putnam (NY) & Westchester (NY).

Below are the counties that are near High Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Ridge:

  • Fairfield County     (The home county of High Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • North Stamford
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • North Stamford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
    • New Canaan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • New Canaan is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,115 people
    • New Canaan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Riverbank
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Riverbank is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Stamford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Stamford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
    • Banksville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Banksville is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
    • Springdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Springdale is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Wilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Wilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Wilton is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilton
    • West Norwalk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwalk
    • Glenbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Darien
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Litchfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • Candlewood Lake Club
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
    • Chimney Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
    • Russian Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
    • Lanesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Bridgewater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
    • Bridgewater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • New Milford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Roxbury Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
    • Roxbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Roxbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Roxbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • Milford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Milford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
    • Milford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bowers Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
    • South Britain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Derby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Derby is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Derby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Derby is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
      • Former name for Derby:
      • Birmingham
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
    • Heritage Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Southbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Southbury is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
    • Ansonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ansonia is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • Ansonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oxford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
    • Southbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bronx County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • Eastchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
    • City Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • City Island is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
    • Riverdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Bridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
    • Kings Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
    • Spuyten Duyvil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
    • Bronx
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
      • Bronx has also been known as:
      • Bronx
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <1>
    • Fordham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
    • Locust Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Point is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Throggs Neck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
    • Concourse Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
  • Dutchess County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • Pawling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pawling is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawling <1>
    • Shenandoah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Stormville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • West Pawling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • West Pawling is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
    • East Fishkill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
    • Wiccopee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
    • Green Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Green Haven is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
    • Beacon Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
    • Fishkill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fishkill is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishkill <1>
  • Greene County (NY)
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Nassau County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • Bayville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Centre Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Centre Island is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Lattingtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lattingtown is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattingtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
    • Cove Neck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cove Neck is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Locust Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mill Neck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Matinecock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Matinecock is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinecock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
    • Oyster Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • East Norwich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • East Norwich is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
    • Glen Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Hollow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
    • Oyster Bay Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
  • New York County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • Inwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Inwood is located in New York County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Washington Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Washington Heights is located in New York County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
    • Delano Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Delano Village is located in New York County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
  • Orange County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • Fort Montgomery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornwall Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Putnam County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • Peach Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
    • Brewster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mahopac
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crafts
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
    • Brewster Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
    • Dykemans
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
    • Deforest Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
    • Adams Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Adams Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
    • Mahopac Mines
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
    • Putnam Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
    • Putnam Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tompkins Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
  • Queens County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • Beechhurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Beechhurst is located in Queens County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
    • Whitestone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Douglaston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Little Neck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Flushing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockland County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • Upper Nyack
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Congers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Grand View-on-Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Nyack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyack <1>
    • South Nyack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • South Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
    • Piermont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Piermont is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <1>
    • Central Nyack
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Central Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
    • Haverstraw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Valley Cottage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage
    • Palisades
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blauvelt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Orangeburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • Lloyd Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
    • Asharoken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Asharoken is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asharoken
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Eatons Neck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck
    • Huntington Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Spring Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Centerport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Halesite
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Northport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntington Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Fort Salonga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenlawn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Westchester County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.
    • Scotts Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners
    • Pound Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bedford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Banksville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Banksville is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
    • Lewisboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Boutonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Boutonville is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
    • Cross River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Armonk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Kisco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Twin Lakes Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
    • Goldens Bridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chappaqua
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for High Ridge.

Cemeteries Near High Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Ridge.

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 High Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.

  • High Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sarles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ayers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pound Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pound Ridge Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pound Ridge (NY).
    • The Pound Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Burial Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976569 <3>
  • Round Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Long Ridge Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sellecks Corner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chichester Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Seely - Stevens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that High Ridge had a population of 249 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from High Ridge, with the one closest to High Ridge listed first.

  • Long Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Long Ridge is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • North Stamford
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • North Stamford is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
  • Pound Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Canaan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Banksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Banksville is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
  • Stanwich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanwich is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwich
  • Riverbank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Riverbank is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
  • Talmadge Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Talmadge Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge Hill
  • Bedford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Springdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Springdale is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Lewisboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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    • Boutonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Boutonville is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
    • West Norwalk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwalk
    • Silvermine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Silvermine is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermine

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around High Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Ridge.

Newspapers Published in High Ridge ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Ridge, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Ridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 High Ridge:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 High Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.