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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 Ridgeport (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 Ridgeport. 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 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.

Ridgeport is located in Greene County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene County: Clay, Davies's, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen & Sullivan.

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

  • Greene County     (The home county of Ridgeport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeport, with the one closest to Ridgeport listed first.
    • Solsberry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Newark
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Greene County
    • Tulip
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
      • Tulip is located in Greene County
    • Koleen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koleen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
      • Koleen is located in Greene County
    • Mineral City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
      • Mineral City is located in Greene County
    • Calvertville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvertville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
      • Calvertville is located in Greene County
    • Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hendricksville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hendricksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
      • Hendricksville is located in Greene County
    • Owensburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
      • Owensburg is located in Greene County
    • Elliston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
      • Elliston is located in Greene County
    • Worthington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Plummer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plummer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Plummer is located in Greene County
    • Scotland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Greene County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeport, with the one closest to Ridgeport listed first.
    • Howesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
      • Howesville is located in Clay County
    • Clay City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
      • Clay City is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <1>
    • Bowling Green
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
      • Bowling Green is located in Clay County
    • Coalmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
      • Coalmont is located in Clay County
    • Eel River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
      • Eel River is located in Clay County
    • Poland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Saline City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
      • Saline City is located in Clay County
    • Center Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <1>
  • Davies's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeport, with the one closest to Ridgeport listed first.
    • Odon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
      • Odon is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <1>
    • Elnora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
      • Elnora is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Plainville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Cannelburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
      • Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Capehart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
      • Capehart is located in Davies's County
    • Montgomery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <1>
    • Graham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Davies's County
  • Jackson County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeport, with the one closest to Ridgeport listed first.
    • Sandborn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
      • Sandborn is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Westphalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Edwardsport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
      • Edwardsport is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Freelandville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
      • Freelandville is located in Knox County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeport, with the one closest to Ridgeport listed first.
    • Popcorn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
      • Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
    • Springville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
      • Springville is located in Lawrence County
    • Silverville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
      • Silverville is located in Lawrence County
    • Judah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
      • Judah is located in Lawrence County
    • Guthrie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
    • Avoca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Lawrence County
    • Oolitic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Lawrence County
    • Coxton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
      • Coxton is located in Lawrence County
    • Bedford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Huron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Lawrence County
    • Heltonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Crawford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lawrence County
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeport, with the one closest to Ridgeport listed first.
    • Crane
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
      • Crane is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <1>
    • Burns City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
      • Burns City is located in Martin County
    • Mount Olive
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Olive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Martin County
    • Loogootee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Shoals
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <1>
    • Lacy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy is located in Martin County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeport, with the one closest to Ridgeport listed first.
    • Stanford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
      • Stanford is located in Monroe County
    • Kirksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
      • Kirksville is located in Monroe County
    • Clear Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
      • Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
    • Harrodsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
      • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
    • Highland Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Monroe County
    • Smithville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bloomington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellettsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
      • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <1>
    • Stinesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
      • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Dolan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
      • Dolan is located in Monroe County
    • Unionville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <1>
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeport, with the one closest to Ridgeport listed first.
    • Paragon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
      • Paragon is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <1>
    • Lewisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Morgan County
  • Owen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeport, with the one closest to Ridgeport listed first.
    • Freedom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Owen County
    • Arney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
      • Arney is located in Owen County
    • Spencer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Owen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <1>
    • Coal City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Owen County
    • Denmark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Owen County
    • Patricksburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
      • Patricksburg is located in Owen County
    • Cuba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Owen County
    • Gosport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
      • Gosport is located in Owen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <1>
    • Atkinsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
      • Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
    • Quincy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Owen County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeport, with the one closest to Ridgeport listed first.
    • Dugger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gambill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
      • Gambill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jericho
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Sullivan County
    • Scotchtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
      • Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
    • Hymera
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hymera have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
      • Hymera is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Vigo County
    • Lewis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Vigo County

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

Cemeteries Near Ridgeport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgeport.

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

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

  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Casad Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casad Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Casad Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159867 <4>
  • Stone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bingham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Conder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conder Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conder Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the east of Solsberry.
    • The Conder Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Panther Ridge Cemetery
  • Beech Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Duke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flynn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flynn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Solsberry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solsberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solsberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Philpot Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philpot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philpot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hunter Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the southwest of Bloomfield.
      • The Hunter Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Calvary Cemetery

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

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

  • Tanner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
    • Tanner is located in Greene County
  • Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
    • Park is located in Greene County
  • Solsberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cincinnati
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cincinnati have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
    • Cincinnati is located in Greene County
  • Mineral City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
    • Mineral City is located in Greene County
  • Koleen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koleen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
    • Koleen is located in Greene County
  • Newark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Greene County
  • Tulip
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Tulip is located in Greene County
  • Hobbieville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbieville
    • Hobbieville is located in Greene County
  • Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Buenavista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buenavista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenavista
    • Buenavista is located in Monroe County
  • Stanford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
    • Stanford is located in Monroe County
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    • Calvertville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvertville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
      • Calvertville is located in Greene County
    • Vilas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Vilas is located in Owen County
    • Hendricksville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hendricksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
      • Hendricksville is located in Greene County

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

Newspapers Published in Ridgeport ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeport.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgeport, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridgeport.

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 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 Ridgeport:

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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- Ridgeport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridgeport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0456, Longitude: -86.8036       In this case, the coordinates for Ridgeport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Ridgeport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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