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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 Ridgebury (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 Ridgebury. 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.

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.

Ridgebury is located in Fairfield County.

To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties 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 Ridgebury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridgebury:

  • Fairfield County     (The home county of Ridgebury)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgebury, with the one closest to Ridgebury listed first.
    • Danbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
    • Ridgefield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
      • Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
    • Danbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ridgefield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Topstone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone
      • Topstone is located in Fairfield County
    • West Redding
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
    • Ball Pond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
      • Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County
    • New Fairfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Fairfield <2>
    • Branchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Fairfield County
    • Redding
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
      • Redding is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,051 people
    • Dodgingtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgingtown
      • Dodgingtown is located in Fairfield County
  • Hartford County
  • Litchfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgebury, with the one closest to Ridgebury listed first.
    • Candlewood Lake Club
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlewood Lake Club have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
      • Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County
    • Chimney Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
      • Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County
    • Lanesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
      • Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
    • Bridgewater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
    • Bridgewater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Russian Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
      • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
    • New Milford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Roxbury Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
      • Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County
    • Roxbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Roxbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Roxbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaylordsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Northville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
      • Northville is located in Litchfield County
    • Woodbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <2>
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgebury, with the one closest to Ridgebury listed first.
    • South Britain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Southbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
      • Southbury is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
    • Heritage Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
      • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
    • Southbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowers Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
      • Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County
    • Oxford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
    • Southford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
      • Southford is located in New Haven County
    • Oxford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
    • Derby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
      • Former name for Derby:
      • Birmingham
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
    • Seymour
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,326 people
    • Ansonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
      • Ansonia is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • Ansonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
      • Ansonia is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansonia <2>
    • Derby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Dutchess County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgebury, with the one closest to Ridgebury listed first.
    • Pawling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling
      • Pawling is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawling <2>
    • Green Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
      • Green Haven is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Stormville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Beekman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
      • Beekman is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • East Fishkill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Fishkill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
      • East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Sylvan Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
      • Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Wiccopee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
      • Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Dogtail Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
      • Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Hopewell Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brinckerhoff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
      • Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Fishkill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishkill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill
      • Fishkill is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishkill <2>
    • Hillside Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Lake
      • Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Beacon Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
      • Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County (NY)
  • Greene County (NY)
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County (NY)
  • Orange County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgebury, with the one closest to Ridgebury listed first.
    • West Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
    • Highland Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Falls
      • Highland Falls is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Falls <2>
    • Fort Montgomery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Montgomery
      • Fort Montgomery is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Montgomery <2>
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall-on-Hudson <2>
    • Firthcliffe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firthcliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
      • Firthcliffe is located in Orange County (NY)
    • New Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Newburgh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Newburgh is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <2>
    • Balmville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
      • Balmville is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Mountainville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Vails Gate
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vails Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate
      • Vails Gate is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vails Gate <2>
    • West Cornwall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
      • West Cornwall is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Woodbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
    • Gardnertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Putnam County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgebury, with the one closest to Ridgebury listed first.
    • Peach Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
      • Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Brewster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <2>
    • Deforest Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
      • Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Brewster Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
      • Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Putnam Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
      • Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Dykemans
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykemans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
      • Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Towners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
      • Towners is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Crafts
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Lake Carmel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
      • Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Mahopac
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahopac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac
      • Mahopac is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahopac <2>
    • Patterson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tompkins Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
      • Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Adams Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
      • Adams Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
  • Rockland County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgebury, with the one closest to Ridgebury listed first.
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doodletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
      • Doodletown is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • Haverstraw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Congers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congers
      • Congers is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congers <2>
    • Upper Nyack
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
      • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • West Haverstraw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
      • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
    • Nyack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyack
      • Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyack <2>
    • South Nyack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
      • South Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
    • Valley Cottage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage
      • Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • Thiells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Central Nyack
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
      • Central Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • New City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • New City is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • Bardonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardonia
      • Bardonia is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardonia <2>
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgebury, with the one closest to Ridgebury listed first.
    • Asharoken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asharoken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asharoken
      • Asharoken is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Eatons Neck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eatons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck
      • Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County (NY)
  • Ulster County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgebury, with the one closest to Ridgebury listed first.
    • Marlboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
      • Marlboro is located in Ulster County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlboro <2>
    • Milton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Ulster County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
  • Westchester County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgebury, with the one closest to Ridgebury listed first.
    • Twin Lakes Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Boutonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boutonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
      • Boutonville is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Lewisboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisboro
      • Lewisboro is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisboro <2>
    • Cross River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Somers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Somers is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <2>
    • Goldens Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
      • Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Pound Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lincolndale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
      • Lincolndale is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolndale <2>
    • Scotts Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners
      • Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Shenorock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenorock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenorock
      • Shenorock is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenorock <2>
    • Bedford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Granite Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Ridgebury ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgebury.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgebury, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridgebury.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ridgebury:

Cemeteries Near Ridgebury ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgebury.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Quaker Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Church Cemetery
  • Miry Brook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miry Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miry Brook Cemetery
  • St. Peter Cemetery (New)
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Plain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Plain Cemetery
  • Kenosia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Peach Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peach Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peach Lake Cemetery
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
  • June Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the June Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the June Cemetery
  • Ridgefield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgefield Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Wooster Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wooster Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wooster Street Cemetery
  • Wooster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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    • Old Main Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Main Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Main Street Cemetery
    • Milltown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milltown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milltown Cemetery
    • Cat Ridge Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cat Ridge Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cat Ridge Baptist Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ridgebury had a population of 325 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Mill Plain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
    • Mill Plain is located in Fairfield County
  • North Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
    • North Salem is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Salem Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
    • Salem Center is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Titicus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Titicus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titicus
    • Titicus is located in Fairfield County
  • Danbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West Redding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Brewster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Brewster is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <2>
  • Ball Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
    • Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County
  • South Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem
    • South Salem is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Purdys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys
    • Purdys is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdys <2>
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    • Boutonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boutonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
      • Boutonville is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Branchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Fairfield County
    • New Fairfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Fairfield <2>

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

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

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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- Ridgebury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridgebury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3607, Longitude: -73.5243       In this case, the coordinates for Ridgebury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Ridgebury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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