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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 (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. 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 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 is located in Bergen County.

To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridgewood:

  • Bergen County     (The home county of Ridgewood)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Meadow Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
      • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
    • Montclair Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Essex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brookdale
      • From Ridgewood to Brookdale
    • Cedar Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
    • Upper Montclair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nutley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
      • Nutley is located in Essex County
    • Fairfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Essex County
    • Montclair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Caldwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Verona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Essex County
  • Hudson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Secaucus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • North Bergen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kearny
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Union City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Guttenberg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West New York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
      • West New York is located in Hudson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
    • Weehawken
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weehawken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
      • Weehawken is located in Hudson County
    • Harrison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hoboken
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Communipaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jersey City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bayonne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Avenel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Colonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonia
      • Colonia is located in Middlesex County
    • Edgar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
      • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgar
      • From Ridgewood to Edgar
    • Iselin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iselin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
      • Iselin is located in Middlesex County
    • Port Reading
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • North Edison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Potters
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Boynton Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Menlo Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Park
      • Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
    • Sewaren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sewaren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewaren
      • Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
    • Woodbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
      • Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Morris County
  • Passaic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Paterson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Athenia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Borough of Woodland Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
      • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
    • Clifton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Passaic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Little Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Village at Little Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village at Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village at Little Falls
      • The Village at Little Falls is located in Passaic County
    • Wayne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Passaic County
    • Singac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Singac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
      • Singac is located in Passaic County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Singac
      • From Ridgewood to Singac
    • Haskell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Macopin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • West Milford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
      • West Milford is located in Passaic County
  • Somerset County
    • Union Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Somerset County
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Highland Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
      • Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
    • Edison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mahola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hardistonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
      • Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County
    • Sparta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Mohawk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
      • Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
    • McCoys Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Roys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
      • Roys is located in Sussex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roys
      • From Ridgewood to Roys
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Hillside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Hillside is located in Union County
    • Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Union County
    • Elizabeth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Elmora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
      • Elmora is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmora
      • From Ridgewood to Elmora
    • Summit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Union County
    • Cranford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Benders Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Union County
    • Feltville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
  • Bronx County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Riverdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Spuyten Duyvil
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Concourse Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concourse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
      • Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
    • Williams Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY)
    • Bronx
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Throggs Neck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings County (NY)
  • Nassau County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Kings Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sands Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sands Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
      • Sands Point is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sands Point <3>
    • East Atlantic Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Atlantic Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlantic Beach
      • East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County (NY)
    • Great Neck Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Estates
      • Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
    • Great Neck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck
      • Great Neck is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Neck <3>
    • Harbor Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
      • Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County (NY)
    • Manorhaven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorhaven
      • Manorhaven is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
    • Port Washington North
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Washington North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington North
      • Port Washington North is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
    • Saddle Rock Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Rock Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Rock Estates
      • Saddle Rock Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
    • Saddle Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Rock
      • Saddle Rock is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saddle Rock <3>
    • Baxter Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Estates
      • Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
    • Great Neck Gardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Gardens
      • Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County (NY)
  • New York County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Inwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Delano Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
      • Delano Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • Harlem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Morningside Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Manhattan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Park West Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
      • Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • Seneca Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
      • Seneca Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • Hell's Kitchen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorkville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • Greenwich Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Orange County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Tuxedo Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
      • Tuxedo Park is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo Park <3>
    • Sterling Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Lake
      • Greenwood Lake is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Lake <3>
    • Harriman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
      • Harriman is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <3>
    • Homestead Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
      • Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Warwick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walton Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Park
      • Walton Park is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Central Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Fort Montgomery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Highland Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Edenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edenville
      • From Ridgewood to Edenville
  • Putnam County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Continental Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Putnam Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Valley
      • Putnam Valley is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam Valley <3>
    • Glenclyffe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Garrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Adams Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Queens County (NY)
  • Richmond County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • New Brighton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Port Richmond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
      • Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Westerleigh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
    • Graniteville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Staten Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Old Town Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
      • Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Grant City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Heartland Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
      • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Oakwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Great Kills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Great Kills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
      • Great Kills is located in Richmond County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Great Kills
      • From Ridgewood to Great Kills
    • Annadale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Annadale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadale
      • Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Annadale
      • From Ridgewood to Annadale
  • Rockland County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
    • Chestnut Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
      • Chestnut Ridge is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnut Ridge <3>
    • Pearl River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <3>
    • Airmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
      • Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
    • Tappan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
      • Tappan is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappan <3>
    • Monsey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsey
      • Monsey is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monsey <3>
    • Suffern
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tallman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Nanuet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn
      • Hillburn is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillburn <3>
    • Kaser
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Montebello
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montebello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
      • Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
    • Blauvelt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Westchester County (NY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridgewood, see our County-by-County Page for Ridgewood.

Cemeteries Near Ridgewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgewood.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridgewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.

  • Valleau Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Luke's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paterson Dutch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paterson Dutch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paterson Dutch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ahavath Joseph Jewish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahavath Joseph Jewish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ahavath Joseph Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • George Washington Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beth - El Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth - El Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth - El Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wyckoff Reformed Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyckoff Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyckoff Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Americus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Americus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Americus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (487 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ridgewood had a population of 620 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ridgewood had a population of 24,915 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgewood, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.

  • Ridgewood Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Junction
    • Ridgewood Junction is located in Bergen County
  • Ho-Ho-Kus
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wortendyke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Passaic County
  • Warren Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wyckoff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paterson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Passaic Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Passaic Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic Junction
    • Passaic Junction is located in Bergen County
  • Rochelle Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cherry Hill is located in Bergen County
  • River Vale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
    • River Vale is located in Bergen County
  • Park Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Park Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
    • Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Park Ridge
    • From Ridgewood to Park Ridge
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Crystal Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
    • Lake View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Lake View is located in Passaic County
    • Garfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridgewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgewood.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ridgewood ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgewood.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ridgewood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ridgewood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ridgewood.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6> of Ridgewood.

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 helpful websites 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:

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

The official website for Bergen County: www.co.bergen.nj.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridgewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridgewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9798, Longitude: -74.1204    









 

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