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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 Ridgewood (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ridgewood. 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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Ridgewood is located in New London 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 New London County: Hartford, Middlesex, Tolland, Windham, Kent (RI) & Washington (RI).

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

  • New London County     (The home county of Ridgewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Eastern Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastern Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
      • Eastern Point is located in New London County
    • New London
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
    • Groton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
    • New London
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Waterford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasure Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
      • Pleasure Beach is located in New London County
    • Long Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
      • Long Hill is located in New London County
    • Pequot Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Village
      • Pequot Village is located in New London County
    • Waterford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,865 people
    • Groton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,258 people
    • Poquonock Bridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquonock Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
      • Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County
    • Niantic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Conning Towers - Nautilus Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Marlborough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
    • Terramuggus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Fenwick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County
    • Old Saybrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Old Saybrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Saybrook <3>
    • Crowley Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
      • Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County
    • Essex
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
      • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County
    • Saybrook Manor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
      • Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County
    • Centerbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Essex
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
    • Deep River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ivoryton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Westbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • East Haddam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haddam
      • East Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,956 people
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
    • North Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in New Haven County
    • Guilford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,043 people
    • Guilford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Amston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
    • Hebron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
    • Hebron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,355 people
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Conantville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
      • Conantville is located in Tolland County
    • Gilead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Tolland County
  • Windham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • South Windham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
      • Plainfield Village is located in Windham County
    • Scotland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Scotland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Windham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ekonk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
      • Ekonk is located in Windham County
    • Canterbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
      • Canterbury is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
    • Canterbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Westminster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Windham County
    • Windham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
    • Plainfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
    • Willimantic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Fishers Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island
      • Fishers Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Island <3>
    • Orient Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
      • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Orient
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Orient is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <3>
    • East Marion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marion
      • East Marion is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Marion <3>
    • Dering Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dering Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
      • Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Greenport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
      • Springs is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Montauk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montauk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montauk
      • Montauk is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montauk <3>
    • Shelter Island Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island Heights
      • Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Shelter Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
      • Shelter Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Island <3>
    • Alberts Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberts Landing
      • Alberts Landing is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Napeague
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napeague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napeague
      • Napeague is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Ditch Plains
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditch Plains
      • Ditch Plains is located in Suffolk County (NY)
  • Washington County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Avondale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Avondale is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Westerly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
    • Westerly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Langworthy Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
      • Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Weekapaug
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weekapaug have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
      • Weekapaug is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Ashaway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
      • Ashaway is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Bradford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Hopkinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
    • Hopkinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Burdickville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
      • Burdickville is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Alton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Canonchet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
      • Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Charlestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
      • Charlestown is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people

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

Newspapers Published in Ridgewood ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgewood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgewood, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridgewood.

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 Ridgewood:

Cemeteries Near Ridgewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgewood.

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 Ridgewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gardiners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardiners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardiners Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
  • Great Neck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Great Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Neck Cemetery
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New London.
    • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103670 <5>
  • Col Ledyard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Col Ledyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Col Ledyard Cemetery
  • Ye Antientist Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ye Antientist Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ye Antientist Burial Ground
  • Congregation Ohave Sholem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregation Ohave Sholem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregation Ohave Sholem Cemetery
  • Smith Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Lake Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Starr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starr Cemetery
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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.<6>

While we didn't find Ridgewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridgewood.

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

  • Groton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Groton is located in New London County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
  • Waterford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New London
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Poquonock Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquonock Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
    • Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County
  • Niantic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fishers Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island
    • Fishers Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Island <3>
  • Noank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crescent Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
    • Crescent Beach is located in New London County
  • Quaker Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
    • Quaker Hill is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker Hill <3>
  • West Mystic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mystic
    • West Mystic is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mystic <3>
  • Mystic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • East Lyme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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    • Uncasville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gales Ferry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • South Lyme
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyme
      • South Lyme is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyme <3>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridgewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3126, Longitude: -72.1042       In this case, the coordinates for Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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