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 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 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.
Ridge is located in Livingston 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 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)
- Pine Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Kysorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Leicester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- 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)
- Groveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cuylerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- West Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- East Groveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Geneseo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- 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)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Garwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- 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)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Houghton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bishopville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Aristotle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- Caneadea
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oramel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oramel is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
- 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)
- Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Yorkshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- 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)
- Dutchtown is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Protection
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Protection is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
- 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)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Limerock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Le Roy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Bethany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- Stafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brookville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- East Alexander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- Fort Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Morganville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Alexander
(23 miles [37 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)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- Belcoda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belcoda is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
- Garbutt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Moran Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- North Rush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- Scottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Honeoye Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manns Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Rush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Riga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- 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)
- Canadice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- Richmond Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- Gulick
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- North Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- West Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- Naples
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- East Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Village of Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- 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)
- Haskinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
- Stephens Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Jobs Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- North Hornell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- 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)
- Howard is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Avoca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Perry Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Castile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Peoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Gainesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Wyoming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Koy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Hardys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Yates County
- Vine Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
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.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Dutch Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Craig State School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Cemetery is located in Mount Morris.
- The Old Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319862 <2>
- Mt. Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Helena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Kysorville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 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)
- Brooks Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Grove
- Tuscarora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Mount Morris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sonyea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shaker Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Crossing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Crossing
- Perry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nunda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leicester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- 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)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Castile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Groveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cuylerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
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]<4>. 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 first visit 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 Ridge:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus County
- Erie County
- Genesee County
- Monroe County
- Ontario County
- Steuben County
- Wyoming County
- Yates 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> | 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 Ridge, 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' (or 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- Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |