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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 Ridgeland (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 Ridgeland. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Ridgeland is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Ridgeland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgeland.

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 Ridgeland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Veterans Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • East Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rapids Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rapids Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rapids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • River View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pittsford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brighton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bushman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bushman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bushman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (355 more) ...

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 in 1895, Ridgeland had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Brighton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Henrietta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Brighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Genesee Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Junction
    • Genesee Junction is located in Monroe County
  • West Henrietta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Monroe County
  • Pittsford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rochester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Monroe County
  • Whites
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Whites is located in Monroe County
  • Brookdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Brookdale is located in Monroe County
  • Rush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Mendon Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Center
      • Mendon Center is located in Monroe County
    • East Rochester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
    • Severance
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Ridgeland ...

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 328 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgeland, 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 Ridgeland.

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 Ridgeland:

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Ridgeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Ridgeland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridgeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0908, Longitude: -77.6106       In this case, the coordinates for Ridgeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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