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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lake Ridge had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Ridge, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.

  • Five Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Atwaters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansingville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingville
    • Lansingville is located in Tompkins County
  • Covert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
    • Covert is located in Seneca County
  • Trumansburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Taughannock Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ludlowville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlowville
    • Ludlowville is located in Tompkins County
  • North Lansing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Genoa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <3>
  • Ledyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sheldrake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldrake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldrake
    • Sheldrake is located in Seneca County
  • Willow Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Myers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
    • Myers is located in Tompkins County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Myers
    • From Lake Ridge to Myers
  • East Genoa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterburg
    • Waterburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Jacksonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • South Lansing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lansing
    • South Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Midway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Tompkins County
  • East Lansing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Townsendville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsendville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsendville
    • Townsendville is located in Seneca County
  • Searsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Asbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Asbury is located in Tompkins County
  • West Groton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • East Venice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Venice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Venice
    • East Venice is located in Cayuga County
  • Willets
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willets. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
    • Willets is located in Cayuga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Willets
    • From Lake Ridge to Willets

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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.




 

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