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Welcome to Ridgeway ...

Ridgeway is located in Ocean County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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.

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 near Ridgeway ...

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

  • Asbury Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
  • Neptune City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
  • Lakewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakewood is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Pine Ridge at Crestwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bennetts Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
  • Holiday City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
  • Holiday Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Leisure Village East
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Leisure Village East is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village East
  • Silver Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
  • Van Hiseville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hiseville

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 (so far) 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Ocean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgeway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.