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 Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake Ridge: Lk. Ridge
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Ridge.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lake Ridge is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Ridge:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Lake Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Coons
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Round Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Malta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Country Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Mechanicville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elnora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Riley Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riley Cove is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cove
- Ketchums Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Stillwater Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Clifton Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ballston Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Cohoes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Latham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Newtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Watervliet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
- Colonie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Loudonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Menands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Guilderland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartmans Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Mills Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Perth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- North Broadalbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Broadalbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Mayfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Northville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Berkshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Cranesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hagaman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harrower
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Johnson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Tribes Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Johnsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Raymertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Sycaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Pittstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Boyntonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Buskirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Albia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Brunswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Aqueduct
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Niskayuna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Schenectady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rotterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Esperance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- West Glens Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Luzerne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Fly Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Center Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Archdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Greenwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Center White Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Coila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Battenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- North Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- South Argyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Cossayuna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- North Bennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Paper Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Bennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- South Shaftsbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Bennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Shaftsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pownal Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Lake Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake 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 Lake Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Dunning Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yellow Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Line Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Malta Ridge West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Malta Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (487 more) ...
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Lake Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Coons
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Maltaville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- Round Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ushers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ushers is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ushers
- Willow Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Malta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Elnora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Mechanicville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Saratoga Junciton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Line is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Line
- Clifton Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stillwater Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Ketchums Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Lake 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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Ridge, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lake Ridge:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Bennington 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> | 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 Lake Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lake Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |