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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 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 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.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Ridge is located in Livingston County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston County: Allegany, Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Steuben & Wyoming.

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridge, with the one closest to Ridge listed first.
    • Mount Morris
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kysorville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
      • Kysorville is located in Livingston County
    • Leicester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
      • Leicester is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Former names for Leicester:
      • Leister
      • Moscow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
    • Nunda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Nunda is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <1>
    • Groveland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cuylerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuylerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
    • West Sparta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Sparta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
      • West Sparta is located in Livingston County
    • East Groveland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
    • Geneseo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <1>
    • Dalton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Maple Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
    • Woodsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
      • Woodsville is located in Livingston County
    • Craigs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craigs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
      • Craigs is located in Livingston County
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridge, with the one closest to Ridge listed first.
    • Swain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
    • Wiscoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wiscoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Garwoods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
    • Canaseraga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fillmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hume
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • West Allen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
      • West Allen is located in Allegany County
    • Houghton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bishopville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
      • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
    • Aristotle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
      • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
    • Caneadea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oramel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oramel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
      • Oramel is located in Allegany County
    • Belfast
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridge, with the one closest to Ridge listed first.
    • Elton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Yorkshire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridge, with the one closest to Ridge listed first.
    • Dutchtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
      • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
    • Protection
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Protection. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
      • Protection is located in Erie County
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridge, with the one closest to Ridge listed first.
    • Pavilion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pavilion Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
      • Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
    • Linden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Genesee County
    • Limerock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limerock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
    • Le Roy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <1>
    • West Bethany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
      • West Bethany is located in Genesee County
    • Stafford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <1>
    • Brookville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Brookville is located in Genesee County
    • East Alexander
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
      • East Alexander is located in Genesee County
    • Fort Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
    • Morganville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
    • Alexander
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Batavia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridge, with the one closest to Ridge listed first.
    • Mumford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • West Rush
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Belcoda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
      • Belcoda is located in Monroe County
    • Garbutt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
      • Garbutt is located in Monroe County
    • Moran Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
    • North Rush
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Scottsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <1>
    • Honeoye Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Manns Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Rush
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Monroe County
    • Riga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
    • Severance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
      • Severance is located in Monroe County
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridge, with the one closest to Ridge listed first.
    • West Canadice Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Richmond Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
    • Gulick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gulick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
    • North Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bloomfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • West Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Naples
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Woodville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Ontario County
    • Bristol
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
    • Bristol Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
    • East Bloomfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Bloomfield
      • Village of Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village of Bloomfield <1>
    • Holcomb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
      • Holcomb is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <1>
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridge, with the one closest to Ridge listed first.
    • Wayland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <1>
    • Arkport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlanta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cohocton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Haskinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
      • Haskinville is located in Steuben County
    • Stephens Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stephens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
      • Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
    • Jobs Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
      • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
    • North Hornell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hornell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
      • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
    • Hornell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Steuben County
    • Avoca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridge, with the one closest to Ridge listed first.
    • Perry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Perry Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
    • Castile
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
      • Castile is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <1>
    • Silver Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Newburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Wyoming County
    • Peoria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
    • Gainesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
    • Warsaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Covington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
    • Wyoming
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Koy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Koy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
    • Pike
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yates County
    • Vine Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County

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

Cemeteries Near Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dutch Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Craig State School Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig State School Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig State School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Morris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Morris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Helena Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Helena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Helena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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    • Kysorville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kysorville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kysorville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Williamsburg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ridge had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Brooks Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Grove
    • Brooks Grove is located in Livingston County
  • Tuscarora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
    • Tuscarora is located in Livingston County
  • Mount Morris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sonyea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonyea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonyea
    • Sonyea is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonyea <1>
  • Shaker Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Crossing
    • Shaker Crossing is located in Livingston County
  • Perry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
  • Nunda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
    • Nunda is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <1>
  • Leicester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
    • Leicester is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Former names for Leicester:
    • Leister
    • Moscow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
  • Perry Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
    • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
  • Castile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
    • Castile is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <1>
  • Lewis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Livingston County
  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Livingston County
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    • West Sparta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Sparta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
      • West Sparta is located in Livingston County
    • Groveland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cuylerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuylerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
      • Cuylerville is located in Livingston County

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

Newspapers Published in 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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridge, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 professional and volunteer 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 Ridge:

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.state.ny.us/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6762, Longitude: -77.9133       In this case, the coordinates for Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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