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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 North Ridgeway (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 North Ridgeway. 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 North Ridgeway ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Ridgeway: N. Ridgeway

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 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.

North Ridgeway is located in Orleans 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 Orleans County: Genesee, Monroe & Niagara.

Below are the counties that are near North Ridgeway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Ridgeway:

  • Orleans County     (The home county of North Ridgeway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeway, with the one closest to North Ridgeway listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Lyndonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadigee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
    • Lakewood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Medina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenyonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
    • Eagle Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Kuckville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
    • Gaines
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • Albion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • West Barre
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Kent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Brockville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeway, with the one closest to North Ridgeway listed first.
    • Akron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wolcottsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • Akron Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Swormville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Clarence Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crittenden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Getzville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Looneyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Looneyville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Alden Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
    • Bowmansville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeway, with the one closest to North Ridgeway listed first.
    • Alabama
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
    • Wheatville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
    • Basom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Indian Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • Oakfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • North Pembroke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Elba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <1>
    • Ridgewood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Bushville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
    • Corfu
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Batavia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sawens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
    • South Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeway, with the one closest to North Ridgeway listed first.
    • Redman Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
    • Brockport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Clarkson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hamlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sweden Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
    • North Hamlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
    • Otis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Otis is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeway, with the one closest to North Ridgeway listed first.
    • Millers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
    • County Line
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Johnson Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
    • Barker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Somerset
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Somerset is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Middleport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hartland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Reynales Basin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
    • North Hartland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
    • Gasport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hess Road
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hess Road is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Road
    • Ridgewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Corwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Corwin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
  • Wyoming County
    • Attica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near North Ridgeway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Ridgeway.

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 North Ridgeway - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • North Ridgeway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • West Ridgeway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Somerset Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Johnsons Creek Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Levalley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bates Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lynhaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartland Central Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (264 more) ...
    • Morehouse Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Shelby Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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, North Ridgeway had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Millers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Millers is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
  • Jeddo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
  • County Line
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • County Line is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
  • Johnson Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
  • Ridgeway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeway is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Lyndonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Middleport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shelby Basin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shelby Basin is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Basin
  • Somerset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Somerset is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Barker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Somerset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Somerset is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Somerset
  • Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Medina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Orchard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Oak Orchard is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
    • Reynales Basin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin

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

Newspapers Published in North Ridgeway ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Ridgeway.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Ridgeway, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Ridgeway.

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 websites either 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 North Ridgeway:

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 North Ridgeway, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Ridgeway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.