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 Ridgewood Junction (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 Ridgewood Junction. 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 Ridgewood Junction ...
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 Ridgewood Junction: Ridgewood Jct. (or less commonly used: Ridgewood Jctn.)
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 hospitals 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.
Ridgewood Junction is located in Bergen County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bergen County: Essex, Hudson, Passaic, New York (NY), Rockland (NY) & Westchester (NY).
Below are the counties that are near Ridgewood Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridgewood Junction:
- Bergen County (The home county of Ridgewood Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Ridgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Radburn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Ho-Ho-Kus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
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- Wortendyke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Saddle Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Campgaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Rochelle Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
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- River Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County
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- Park Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Meadow Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Montclair Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
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- Brookdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Upper Montclair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Nutley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nutley is located in Essex County
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- Montclair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Secaucus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- North Bergen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Kearny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Guttenberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Weehawken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- West New York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Bergen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Hoboken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Jersey City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Communipaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Bayonne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Avenel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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- Colonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
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- Edgar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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- Port Reading
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
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- North Edison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Boynton Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Sewaren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
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- Woodbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
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- Menlo Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Pumptown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Morris County
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- Montville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Morris County
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- Taylortown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County
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- Hanover Neck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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- Boonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- East Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Troy Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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- Lyonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
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- Newfoundland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
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- Powerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
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- Whippany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Denville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Denville is located in Morris County
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- Hibernia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Paterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Preakness
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Borough of Woodland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Athenia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Passaic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- The Village at Little Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Delawanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Macopin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Union Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Highland Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
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- Edison
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Hardistonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Vernon Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Beaver Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
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- Hopatcong Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- McCoys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Roys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roys is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Hillside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elmora is located in Union County
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- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Park Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Benders Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Berkeley Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Belle Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cos Cob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Banksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Old Greenwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riverbank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Stamford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bronx County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spuyten Duyvil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Concourse Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Fordham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Williams Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Eastchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Bronx
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- City Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- City Island is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Locust Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Throggs Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- New York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Greenpoint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brooklyn Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Red Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bushwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Marcus Garvey Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus Garvey Village is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bay Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Dyker Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Kings Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manorhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manorhaven is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
- Port Washington North
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Port Washington North is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
- Sands Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Atlantic Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Great Neck Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
- Great Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Saddle Rock Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Rock Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Saddle Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Great Neck Gardens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Great Neck Plaza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Plaza is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,006 people
- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Inwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood is located in New York County (NY)
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- Morningside Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights
- Washington Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Delano Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delano Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
- Harlem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Park West Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
- East Harlem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harlem
- Hell's Kitchen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
- Manhattan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Seneca Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
- Yorkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Greenwich Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Kips Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kips Bay
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Tuxedo Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sterling Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Harriman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Warwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Central Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Walton Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Park
- Kiryas Joel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Palm Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Edenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Putnam County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Continental Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Putnam Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Adams Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Astoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beechhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
- Corona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elmhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flushing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maspeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fresh Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Lefrak City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefrak City
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- New Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Port Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Stapleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Graniteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Staten Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westerleigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Fort Wadsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Old Town Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Grant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Heartland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Great Kills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Chestnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Suffern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tallman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tappan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kaser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- Monsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blauvelt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nanuet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley Village is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Village
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Yonkers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <1>
- Bryn Mawr Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Mawr Park
- Dobbs Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hastings-on-Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Nepperhan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nepperhan is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepperhan
- Ardsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ardsley is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardsley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <1>
- Irvington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bronxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodlands is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Tarrytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridgewood Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Ridgewood Junction.
Cemeteries Near Ridgewood Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgewood Junction.
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 Ridgewood Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridgewood Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ahavath Joseph Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paterson Dutch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- George Washington Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valleau Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Luke's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beth - El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyckoff Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Houten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Paterson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99903 <2>
- Americus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (484 more) ...
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Preakness Reformed Dutch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ridgewood Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgewood Junction, with the one closest to Ridgewood Junction listed first.
- Ridgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Wortendyke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Warren Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Point
- Wyckoff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Paterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Passaic Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Passaic Junction is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic Junction
- Lake View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Rochelle Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Park
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Crystal Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- New Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- River Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridgewood Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgewood Junction.
Newspapers Published in Ridgewood Junction ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgewood Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgewood Junction, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridgewood Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ridgewood Junction:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Bergen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Middlesex County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Fairfield County
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Westchester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ridgewood Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Ridgewood Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |