Welcome to Ridgeway ...

Ridgeway is located in Ocean County<1>.

The location of Ridgeway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgeway, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.

Ridgeway is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ridgeway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Ridgeway ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ridgeway, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Ridgeway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Ridgeway - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgeway.

Communities near Ridgeway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgeway.

• Asbury Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• Neptune City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Lakewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Ocean County
• Pine Ridge at Crestwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge at Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge at Crestwood
  • Pine Ridge at Crestwood is located in Ocean County
• Holiday City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
  • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
• Holiday Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
• Leisure Village East
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village East
  • Leisure Village East is located in Ocean County
• Silver Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
  • Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
• Crestwood Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
  • Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
• Toms River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
  • Toms River is located in Ocean County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ridgeway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgeway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgeway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgeway.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeway. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgeway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeway ...

Looking for more information about Ridgeway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ridgeway, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgeway.

Adding Ridgeway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ridgeway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ridgeway was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/