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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about South Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added South Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with South Ridge, please Contact Us.

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 South 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 South 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 South 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Ridge: S. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of South Ridge is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilson County: Allen, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho & Woodson.

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

  • Wilson County     (The home county of South Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ridge, with the one closest to South Ridge listed first.
    • Vilas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Vilas is located in Wilson County
    • Rest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
      • Rest is located in Wilson County
    • Buffalo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Roper
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Roper is located in Wilson County
    • Benedict
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Middletown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Wilson County
    • Altoona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Coyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
      • Coyville is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Fredonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <3>
    • Hilford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
      • Hilford is located in Wilson County
    • Neodesha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
      • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <3>
    • New Albany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ridge, with the one closest to South Ridge listed first.
    • Petrolia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Allen County
    • Octagon City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Octagon City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
      • Octagon City is located in Allen County
    • Humboldt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Leanna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
      • Leanna is located in Allen County
    • Bassett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Iola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <3>
    • Gas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
      • Gas is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Geneva
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Allen County
    • La Harpe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlyle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
      • Carlyle is located in Allen County
    • Elsmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
      • Elsmore is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Elsmore has also been known as:
      • Elsinore
    • Savonburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
      • Savonburg is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Anderson County
    • Colony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Bourbon County
    • Porterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
      • Porterville is located in Bourbon County
  • Coffey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ridge, with the one closest to South Ridge listed first.
    • Le Roy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Aliceville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
      • Aliceville is located in Coffey County
    • Gridley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Gridley is located in Coffey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Crawford County
    • Walnut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ridge, with the one closest to South Ridge listed first.
    • Busby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
      • Busby is located in Elk County
    • Upola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
      • Upola is located in Elk County
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ridge, with the one closest to South Ridge listed first.
    • Fall River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <3>
    • Neal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
      • Neal is located in Greenwood County
    • Virgil
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Labette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ridge, with the one closest to South Ridge listed first.
    • Morehead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
      • Morehead is located in Labette County
    • Dennis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Neosho County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ridge, with the one closest to South Ridge listed first.
    • Chanute
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Earlton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
      • Earlton is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Rollin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
      • Rollin is located in Neosho County
    • Thayer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Erie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
    • Galesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
      • Galesburg is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Stark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Saint Paul
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
  • Woodson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Ridge, with the one closest to South Ridge listed first.
    • North Ridge ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
      • North Ridge is located in Woodson County
    • Cookville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
      • Cookville is located in Woodson County
    • Rose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
      • Rose is located in Woodson County
    • Durand
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Durand is located in Woodson County
    • Athens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Woodson County
    • Yates Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
      • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <3>
    • Piqua
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Vernon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Woodson County
    • Neosho Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
      • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Toronto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
      • Toronto is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <3>

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

Newspapers Published in South 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 183 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Ridge, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Ridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 South Ridge:

Cemeteries Near South Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South 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.

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

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

  • Village Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Creek Cemetery
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
  • Colfax Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
  • Vilas Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vilas Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vilas Bethel Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Swede Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swede Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swede Center Cemetery
  • Buffalo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ellison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green lawn Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (144 more) ...
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chanute.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92360 <6>
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley 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.

While we didn't find South Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Ridge.

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

  • Vilas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Vilas is located in Wilson County
  • Rest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
    • Rest is located in Wilson County
  • Buffalo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Cookville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
    • Cookville is located in Woodson County
  • Rose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
    • Rose is located in Woodson County
  • Roper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Roper is located in Wilson County
  • Chanute
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Benedict
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Guilford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Guilford is located in Wilson County
  • Humboldt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Earlton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
    • Earlton is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Benedict Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benedict Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
    • Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Middletown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Wilson County
    • Altoona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Yates Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
      • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <3>

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 South Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- South Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7184, Longitude: -95.5964       In this case, the coordinates for South Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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