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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 Timber Ridge (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Timber Ridge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Timber Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Timber Ridge: Timber Rdg. (or less commonly used: Timber Rdge. or Timber Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Timber Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Timber Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Timber Ridge is located in New Castle County.
To see how the shape of Delaware's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Castle County: Kent, Cecil (MD), Kent (MD), Gloucester (NJ), Salem (NJ), Chester (PA) & Delaware (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Timber Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Timber Ridge:
- New Castle County (The home county of Timber Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Christiana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christiana Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
- Wilmington Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington Manor is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Manor
- Bear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Raintree Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Woodshade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodshade is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ogletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Salem Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spruance City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Burtonwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Sunnyside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Blackiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Lakeshore Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Leipsic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cheswold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Iron Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Delancy Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
- Barksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- West Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
- Winding Brook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Bank ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Elk Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Windsor Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
- Cherry Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Andora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lapidum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Webster Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Conowingo Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Sassafras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Neck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Dogwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Massey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lambson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Millington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Camden County (NJ)
- Brooklawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Beals Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Bay Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Othello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Seabrook Farms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Bridgeton Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Bridgeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Fairton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Rosenhayn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Beckett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Avis Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Gibbstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Ferrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Mullica Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Mickleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Centre City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Mantua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Parkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Oak Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Pennsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Carneys Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Pointers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Acton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Hancocks Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Penton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Quinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Portertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Riddleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Alloway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Strickersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kemblesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Norway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- New Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Kennett Square
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mendenhall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Toughkenamon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamorton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hamorton is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton
- Red Lion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Red Lion is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boothwyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Garnet Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Aston Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Village Green - Green Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Bridgewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Summerhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Kirks Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Christiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Ardmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryn Mawr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Wynne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Narberth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Bartram Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- Southwest Center City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- University City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Timber Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Timber Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Timber Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Timber Ridge.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Timber Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Timber Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glebe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gracelawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- All Saints Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Finns Point National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quihawken Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quohaken Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quohocking Presbyterian Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- First Presbyterian Churchyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Presbyterian Churchyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the First Presbyterian Churchyard is located in Delaware City.
- The First Presbyterian Churchyard has also been known as:
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1585333 <2>
- Old St. Paul's RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Timber Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Timber Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Christiana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farnhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ogletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keeney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Reybold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reybold is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reybold
- Marshallton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Choate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ruthby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Kiamensi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Timber Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Timber Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Timber Ridge ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Timber Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Timber Ridge, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Timber Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Timber Ridge:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to New Castle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Camden County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Allegheny County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lancaster County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Timber Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Timber Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |