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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Ridgedale (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 Ridgedale. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Ridgedale is located in Oneida County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oneida County: Bannock, Cassia, Franklin, Power, Box Elder (UT) & Cache (UT).

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Ridgedale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
    • Samaria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Samaria is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Gwenford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gwenford is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
    • Pleasantview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Stone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodruff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Cherry Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Holbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Malad City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Johns
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
    • Dayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Weston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Utida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Utida is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Clifton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oxford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Power County
  • Box Elder County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
    • Blue Creek ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
    • Portage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Snowville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Washakie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
    • Fort Malad ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Fort Malad is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Malad
    • Portage Old Fort ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Portage Old Fort is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Old Fort
    • Howell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Howell is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <1>
    • Plymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Plymouth is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
    • Bothwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bothwell is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
    • Fielding
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Fielding is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fielding <1>
    • Riverside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Thatcher
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Thatcher is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
    • Garland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Garland is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garland <1>
  • Cache County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
    • Clarkston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Utida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Utida is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Cornish
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Morton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Morton is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cache Junction is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
    • Cache
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cache is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
    • Newton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Newton is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
    • Trenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ballard Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ballard Junction is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Junction

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

Cemeteries Near Ridgedale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgedale.

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 Ridgedale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Ridgedale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridgedale.

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

  • Samaria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Samaria is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Blue Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
  • Snowville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Portage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Cherry Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Washakie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
  • Malad City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Johns
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Plymouth
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Plymouth is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
  • Clarkston
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Collinston
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Collinston is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
  • Anderson
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Anderson is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cache Junction is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
    • Newton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Newton is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
    • Promontory ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Promontory is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promontory

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

Newspapers Published in Ridgedale ...

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 Ridgedale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgedale, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridgedale.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Ridgedale:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridgedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ridgedale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.