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 Ridgefield (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 Ridgefield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Ridgefield 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 Ridgefield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridgefield:
Fairfield County (The home county of Ridgefield)
The following are listed by their distance from Ridgefield, with the one closest to Ridgefield listed first.
Ridgefield (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Topstone (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Topstone is located in Fairfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone West Redding (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Branchville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Branchville is located in Fairfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville Georgetown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Redding (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Redding is located in Fairfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Population from the 2020 Census: 9,051 people
Redding (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Danbury (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Danbury is located in Fairfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
Danbury (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Bethel (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
North Wilton (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
North Wilton is located in Fairfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilton Redding Ridge (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Bethel (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Bethel is located in Fairfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
Hartford County
Bloomfield (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Litchfield County
The following are listed by their distance from Ridgefield, with the one closest to Ridgefield listed first.
Candlewood Lake Club (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club Chimney Point (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point Lanesville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Lanesville is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville Bridgewater (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
Russian Village (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Russian Village is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village Bridgewater (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
New Milford (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Roxbury Station (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station Roxbury (19 miles [30.6 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 (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Woodbury (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Gaylordsville (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Hotchkissville ‑ Historic(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville New Haven County
The following are listed by their distance from Ridgefield, with the one closest to Ridgefield listed first.
South Britain (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Bowers Hill (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill Heritage Village (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Heritage Village is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village Southbury (18 miles [29 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
Southbury (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Oxford (20 miles [32.2 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
Southford (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Southford is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford Derby (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Derby is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
Derby (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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>
Oxford (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Ansonia (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Ansonia is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
Ansonia (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Seymour (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Seymour is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Population from the 2020 Census: 16,326 people
Dutchess County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Ridgefield, with the one closest to Ridgefield listed first.
Pawling (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Shenandoah (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah West Pawling (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
West Pawling is located in Dutchess County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling East Fishkill (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill Green Haven (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Green Haven is located in Dutchess County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven Stormville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Beekman (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Beekman is located in Dutchess County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman Poughquag (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Hopewell Junction (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Sylvan Lake (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake Wiccopee (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee Dogtail Corners (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners Brinckerhoff (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff Greene County (NY)
Cornwall-on-Hudson (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
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 Ridgefield, with the one closest to Ridgefield listed first.
Bayville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Centre Island (27 miles [43.5 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 (28 miles [45.1 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 (29 miles [46.7 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
Mill Neck (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Locust Valley (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Matinecock (30 miles [48.3 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 Cove (30 miles [48.3 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
Oyster Bay (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Orange County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Ridgefield, with the one closest to Ridgefield listed first.
Highland Falls (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
West Point (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Fort Montgomery (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Cornwall Landing (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing Cornwall-on-Hudson (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
New Windsor (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Newburgh (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Firthcliffe (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Firthcliffe is located in Orange County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe Orrs Mill (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Orrs Mill is located in Orange County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill Balmville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Balmville is located in Orange County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville Mountainville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Vails Gate (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
West Cornwall (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
West Cornwall is located in Orange County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall Putnam County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Ridgefield, with the one closest to Ridgefield listed first.
Peach Lake (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake Brewster (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Brewster Hill (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill Deforest Corners (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners Dykemans (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans Putnam Lake (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake Crafts (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Crafts is located in Putnam County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Mahopac (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Lake Carmel (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel Towners (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Towners is located in Putnam County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners Mahopac Mines (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines Patterson (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Tompkins Corners (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners Rockland County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Ridgefield, with the one closest to Ridgefield listed first.
Upper Nyack (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
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 (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Doodletown ‑ Historic(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Doodletown is located in Rockland County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown Haverstraw (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Stony Point (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Nyack (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
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 (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
South Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
Valley Cottage (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage West Haverstraw (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
Central Nyack (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Central Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack Grand View-on-Hudson (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
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
New City (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
New City is located in Rockland County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Thiells (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Suffolk County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Ridgefield, with the one closest to Ridgefield listed first.
Asharoken (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Asharoken is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asharoken Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
Eatons Neck (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck Lloyd Harbor (27 miles [43.5 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
Centerport (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Huntington Bay (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Northport (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Fort Salonga (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Halesite (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Cold Spring Harbor (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
East Northport (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
East Northport is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport Greenlawn (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Huntington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Old Field (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Westchester County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Ridgefield, with the one closest to Ridgefield listed first.
Twin Lakes Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village Lewisboro (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Boutonville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Boutonville is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville Cross River (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Pound Ridge (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Scotts Corners (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners Goldens Bridge (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Somers (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Bedford (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Heritage Hills (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills Lincolndale (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Shenorock (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Banksville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Banksville is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridgefield, see our County-by-County Page for Ridgefield .
Cemeteries Near Ridgefield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgefield.
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 Ridgefield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridgefield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridgefield, with the one closest to Ridgefield listed first.
Ridgefield Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
St. Marys Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Florida Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
South Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Keeler Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Delavan Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Umpawaug Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpawaug Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Umpawaug Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> Bethel . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103770 <2>
Miry Brook Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Quaker Church Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
June Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Mead Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Knapp Barhite Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (458 more) ...
Waterbury Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Hoyt Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Becks Hill Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Ridgefield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridgefield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgefield, with the one closest to Ridgefield listed first.
Titicus (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Titicus is located in Fairfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titicus Ridgefield (Less than 2 miles to the south)
South Salem (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
South Salem is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem Ridgebury (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Ridgebury is located in Fairfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury West Redding (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Boutonville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Boutonville is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville Lewisboro (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Georgetown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Branchville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Branchville is located in Fairfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville North Salem (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
North Salem is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem Salem Center (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Salem Center is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center Cross River (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (15 more) ...
North Wilton (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
North Wilton is located in Fairfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilton Redding (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Bethel (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridgefield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgefield .
Newspapers Published in Ridgefield ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgefield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgefield, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for Ridgefield.
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 Ridgefield:
Websites specific to Connecticut Pages specific to Fairfield County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Hartford County Litchfield County New Haven County Dutchess County Greene County Nassau County Orange County Putnam County Rockland County Suffolk County Westchester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridgefield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 from Point A (ie- Ridgefield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 Ridgefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.