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 Dry 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 Dry 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 Dry 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 Dry Ridge: Dry Rdg. (or less commonly used: Dry Rdge. or Dry Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dry Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dry 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 northwest 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 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.
Dry Ridge is located in Grant County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Boone, Gallatin, Harrison, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Dry Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dry Ridge:
- Grant County (The home county of Dry Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Grant County
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- Williamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County
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- Jericho
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Grant County
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- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Grant County
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- Cherry Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
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- Heekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
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- Crittenden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flingsville is located in Grant County
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- Zion Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Station is located in Grant County
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- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
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- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Grant County
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- Elliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston is located in Grant County
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- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Boone County
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- Walton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hume
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hume is located in Boone County
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- Beaverlick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beaverlick is located in Boone County
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- Kensington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kensington is located in Boone County
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- Richwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Big Bone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bone is located in Boone County
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- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Boone County
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- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hueys Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hueys Corners is located in Boone County
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- Devon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Devon is located in Boone County
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- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakbrook is located in Boone County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Bracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Neave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Neave is located in Bracken County
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- Foster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
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- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County
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- Powersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Brooksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County
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- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Grants Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grants Lick is located in Campbell County
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- Kohler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kohler is located in Campbell County
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- Claryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claryville is located in Campbell County
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- Gubser Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gubser Mill is located in Campbell County
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- Alexandria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flagg Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Flagg Spring is located in Campbell County
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- Cold Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- California
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Crestview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crestview is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Highland Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Camp Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Springs is located in Campbell County
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- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Sanders
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Carroll County
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- Easterday
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Easterday is located in Carroll County
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- Ghent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Worthville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Worthville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Langstaff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Langstaff is located in Carroll County
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- English
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- English is located in Carroll County
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- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Elmville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Swallowfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Ryle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ryle is located in Gallatin County
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- Glencoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Warsaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Boyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Harrison County
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- Berry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Renaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
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- Rutland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
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- Poindexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Oddville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Cynthiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvandell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
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- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Lockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
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- Port Royal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Henry County
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- Franklinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Jefferson County
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Jefferson County
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- Kenton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Bracht
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bracht is located in Kenton County
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- Fiskburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fiskburg is located in Kenton County
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- Piner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Piner is located in Kenton County
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- Morning View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morning View is located in Kenton County
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- Kenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton is located in Kenton County
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- Nicholson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nicholson is located in Kenton County
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- White Villa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Villa is located in Kenton County
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- Visalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Visalia is located in Kenton County
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- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ryland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ryland is located in Kenton County
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- Latonia Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Latonia Lakes is located in Kenton County
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- Elsmere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elsmere is located in Kenton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,646 people
- Ryland Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ryland Heights is located in Kenton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Hensley Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County
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- Holiday Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
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- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Owen County
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- Eagle Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle Hill is located in Owen County
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- Canby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canby is located in Owen County
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- Sweet Owen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Owen is located in Owen County
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- Long Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Ridge is located in Owen County
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- Bromley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bromley is located in Owen County
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- Poplar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Owen County
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- Breck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Breck is located in Owen County
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- New Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
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- Hallam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in Owen County
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- Natlee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
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- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Doughton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Doughton is located in Pendleton County
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- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Pendleton County
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- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Goforth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Goforth is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Gardnersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gardnersville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnersville
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Marcus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus is located in Pendleton County
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- Hayes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hayes is located in Pendleton County
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- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Morgan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- DeMossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- DeMossville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMossville
- Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boston is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robertson County
- Bratton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Scott County
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- Josephine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Josephine is located in Scott County
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- Sadieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Porter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Biddle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Biddle is located in Scott County
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- Davis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Scott County
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- Double Culvert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Double Culvert is located in Scott County
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- Suterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Suterville is located in Scott County
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- Longlick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Longlick is located in Scott County
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- Turkey Foot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
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- Mallard Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mallard Point is located in Scott County
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- Minorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Minorsville is located in Scott County
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- Muddy Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
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- Dearborn County (IN)
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Rising Sun
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Ohio County (IN)
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- Bear Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County (IN)
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- Switzerland County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Patriot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Crossroads is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Antioch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- East Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Vevay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vevay is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <1>
- Allensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Clermont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Neville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neville is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Moscow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Point Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clermontville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clermontville is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermontville
- New Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chilo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Felicity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Corner is located in Clermont County (OH)
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- Point Isabel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Point Isabel is located in Clermont County (OH)
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- Utopia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Utopia is located in Clermont County (OH)
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- Nicholsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholsville is located in Clermont County (OH)
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- Hamilton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Delhi Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delhi Hills is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Delhi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Sweetwine ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwine is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Cincinnati
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cotillion Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cotillion Village is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Covedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Covedale is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Forestville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forestville is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Fruit Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Sherwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Hamilton County (OH)
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- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dry Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Dry Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Dry Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dry 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 Dry Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dry Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- McGuinnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Renneckar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Conrad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hill Crest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Redman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Broad Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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- Sheriff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Landrum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dry Ridge had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dry Ridge had a population of 2,207 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Stewartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Williamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Delia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delia is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Heekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heekin
- Cherry Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Downingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Downingsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingsville
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Crittenden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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- Flingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flingsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flingsville
- Zion Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Station is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Station
- Holbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holbrook is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dry Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dry Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Dry 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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dry Ridge, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dry Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dry Ridge:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Boyd County
- Bracken County
- Campbell County
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Harrison County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Kenton County
- Owen County
- Pendleton County
- Robertson County
- Scott County
- Dearborn County
- Ohio County
- Switzerland County
- Clermont County
- Hamilton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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 Dry Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dry Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |