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 Ridgeview (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 Ridgeview. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ridgeview is located in Miami 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 Miami County: Cass, Fulton, Grant, Howard & Wabash.
Below are the counties that are near Ridgeview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridgeview:
- Miami County (The home county of Ridgeview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Peru
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Mexico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Pettysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Deedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Miami
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Amboy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Deer Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burrows
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Bringhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Cutler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- New Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Hoover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Onward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Twelve Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Walton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logansport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deacon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Dunkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Leases Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Lucerne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Middlefork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Disko
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Akron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Grass Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kewanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Lake Bruce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Leiters Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Mier
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Jalapa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Sweetser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sims
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Michaelsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Cassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Plevna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Vermont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Kokomo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Judson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Jerome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Hemlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Indian Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Oakford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Banquo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Harlansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Mount Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Bippus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Huntington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Beaver Dam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Silver Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sevastopol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Burket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Claypool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mentone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Madison County
- Leisure
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Marshall County
- Tippecanoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Thornhope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Nevada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Windfall City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Groomsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Richvalley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Stockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Wabash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Urbana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lagro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Laketon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Servia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Burnettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Whitley County
- Collamer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collamer is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridgeview, see our County-by-County Page for Ridgeview.
Cemeteries Near Ridgeview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgeview.
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 Ridgeview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridgeview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Peru.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86019 <2>
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reyburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reyburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Peru.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #982746 <2>
- Sharpee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Schrock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Francis Godfroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Metzger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Courter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Koontz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eel River Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Ridgeview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridgeview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Peru
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mexico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Courter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Courter is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courter
- New Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Onward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chili
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chili is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Hoover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Loree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Richvalley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McGrawsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McGrawsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrawsville
- Pettysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Miami
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridgeview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgeview.
Newspapers Published in Ridgeview ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgeview, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridgeview.
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 websites either 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 Ridgeview:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Pulaski County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Whitley 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 Ridgeview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ridgeview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |