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 Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest Ridge: Forest Rdg. (or less commonly used: Forest Rdge. or Forest Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Forest Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Forest Ridge is located in Allen County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allen County: Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells, Whitley, Defiance (OH), Paulding (OH) & Van Wert (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Forest Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Ridge:
- Allen County (The home county of Forest Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- Aboite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Indian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Arcola
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anthony Wayne Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yoder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Wallen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- New Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hacienda Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Hoagland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huntertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- Magley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Preble
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honduras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Coppess Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Pleasant Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- New Era
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Altona
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spencerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Saint Joe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corunna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Moore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Grant County
- Van Buren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- Roanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Goblesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Markle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Bippus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Plum Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Andrews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- Pierceton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- North Webster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- Ege
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Laotto
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Green Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Merriam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Avilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wolf Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Port Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Kendallville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kimmell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- Liberty Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Servia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- North Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lagro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Urbana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Laketon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ossian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uniondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tocsin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- North Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Bluffton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Craigville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Liberty Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Travisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Vera Cruz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- Dunfee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Churubusco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Columbia City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luther
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Tri-Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Cresco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- South Whitley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lorane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Collamer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Larwill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Etna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- McGill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Batson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Batson is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Payne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Payne is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <1>
- Link ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- Dixon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Convoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Forest Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest 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 Forest Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brenton Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fogwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Covington Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bayliss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Broxon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Arick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoverstock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Forest Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Ridge, with the one closest to Forest Ridge listed first.
- Aboite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Nine Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nine Mile is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Saturn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saturn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturn
- Arcola
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunfee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Roanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coesse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coesse is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesse
- Raber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raber is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raber
- Laud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laud is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laud
- Mardenis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mardenis is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardenis
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ossian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Wallen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Forest 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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Ridge, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Forest Ridge:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- DeKalb County
- Grant County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- Noble County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Forest 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |