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 Ridgely (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 Ridgely. 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 doctors and 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.
Ridgely is located in Platte County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Platte County: Atchison (KS), Leavenworth (KS), Wyandotte (KS), Buchanan, Clay, Clinton & Jackson.
Below are the counties that are near Ridgely. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridgely:
- Platte County (The home county of Ridgely)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Edgerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Camden Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrelview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Platte City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Woodruff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- West Platte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Leavenworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Farley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Country Club
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Cosby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Faucett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Agency
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Matney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Saxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Rushville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis and Clark Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Saint Joseph
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Barry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Kearney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roosterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Holt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Acme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Gladstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Chandler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Trimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Gower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Lathrop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Converse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Turney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Cameron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Stewartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clarksdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Osborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- River Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Kansas City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cement City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Atherton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Maywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Leeds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Sibley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Excelsior Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Lawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Homestead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Elmira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Wood Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Oak Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Atchison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Potter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Elwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Doniphan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Palermo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Wathena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Roeland Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westwood Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Fairway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holliday
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lake Quivira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Merriam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mission Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mission
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Countryside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Kickapoo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Bain City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Leavenworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
- Lowemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Fairmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Basehor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <1>
- Easton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Hoge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Jarbalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wallula
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Turner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Grinter Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Argentine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Edwardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Bonner Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridgely, see our County-by-County Page for Ridgely.
Cemeteries Near Ridgely ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgely.
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 Ridgely - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridgely covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Ridgeley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cockrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lutes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Standiford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McComas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Brasfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Camden Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Ridgely had a population of 84 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ridgely had a population of 112 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Edgerton Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton Junction is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Junction
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Camden Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Platte River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Platte River is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Platte City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Woodruff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- West Platte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Nashua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridgely. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgely.
Newspapers Published in Ridgely ...
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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgely.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgely, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridgely.
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 Ridgely:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Platte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Buchanan County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Ray County
- Atchison County
- Doniphan County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Wyandotte County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Ridgely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ridgely) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |