Welcome to North Ridge ...

North Ridge is located in Niagara County<1>.

The location of North Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for North Ridge: N. Ridge

North Ridge is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: North Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

North Ridge lies within the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named North Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named North Ridge - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ontario, South Carolina (2) and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Ridge.

Communities near North Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Ridge.

• Niagara Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• Niagara Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• North Tonawanda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Lockport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Kenmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
• Tonawanda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <4>
• Niagara on the Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara on the Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara on the Lake <4>
• Williamsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
• Lewiston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
• Youngstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for North Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Ridge ...

Looking for more information about North Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Ridge.

Adding North Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Ridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Ridge post office opened in 1851.

We also found North Ridge in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/