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 Beach Ridge (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 Beach Ridge. 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 Beach Ridge ...
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 Beach Ridge: Beach Rdg. (or less commonly used: Beach Rdge. or Beach Ridg.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Beach Ridge is located in Niagara County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.
Below are the counties that are near Beach Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beach Ridge:
- Niagara County (The home county of Beach Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Ridge, with the one closest to Beach Ridge listed first.
- Hoffman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hoffman is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Pendleton Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
- Martinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Wurlitzer Park Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Tonawanda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
- Saint Johnsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
- Park Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Bergholtz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
- Lockport Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
- Pekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Black Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Ridge, with the one closest to Beach Ridge listed first.
- Getzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tonawanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swormville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swormville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
- Kenmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wolcottsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
- Williamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandyle Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
- Clarence Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Harris Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Bowmansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Ridge, with the one closest to Beach Ridge listed first.
- Amherst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Alabama
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Basom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Corfu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Pembroke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Wheatville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
- Sawens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Oakfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Griswold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Ridgewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Bushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Ridge, with the one closest to Beach Ridge listed first.
- Jeddo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Lakewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Medina
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Barre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Shadigee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shadigee is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
- Eagle Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Ridge, with the one closest to Beach Ridge listed first.
- Folsomdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Harris Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beach Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Beach Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Beach Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beach Ridge.
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 Beach Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beach Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beach Ridge, with the one closest to Beach Ridge listed first.
- Beach Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friedens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Acacia Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bear Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Martin's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Chapel Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bear Ridge - Ridgeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pendleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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, Beach Ridge had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beach Ridge, with the one closest to Beach Ridge listed first.
- Hoffman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hoffman is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Martinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Wendelville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wendelville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelville
- Pendleton Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
- Mapleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Shawnee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shawnee is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- North Tonawanda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
- Saint Johnsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
- Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Sanborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bergholtz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
- Tonawanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Getzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millersport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millersport is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
- Pekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beach Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beach Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Beach Ridge ...
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 290 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beach Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beach Ridge, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beach Ridge.
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 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 Beach Ridge:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Niagara County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Orleans County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Beach Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beach Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |