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 Adams 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 Adams 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.
Name Variations for Adams Ridge ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Adams Ridge: Adams Rdg. (or less commonly used: Adams Rdge. or Adams Ridg.)
- While the name of this community is Adams Ridge, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Adams Ridge may originally have been Adam's Ridge.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Adams Ridge might be written as Adam Ridge.
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 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.
Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Defiance County: Allen (IN), DeKalb (IN), Henry, Paulding, Putnam & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Adams Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adams Ridge:
- Defiance County (The home county of Adams Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ridge, with the one closest to Adams Ridge listed first.
- Jewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Brunersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ayersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Ney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ridge, with the one closest to Adams Ridge listed first.
- Archbold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pettisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Wauseon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- West Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Advance
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Delta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hancock County
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ridge, with the one closest to Adams Ridge listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Napoleon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Holgate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Malinta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- New Bavaria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Pleasant Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Colton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ridge, with the one closest to Adams Ridge listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Whitehouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Sharples
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Waterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ridge, with the one closest to Adams Ridge listed first.
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Emmett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Charloe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Fort Brown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Cecil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Melrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Murat ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Hedges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ridge, with the one closest to Adams Ridge listed first.
- Continental
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kieferville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Hartsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Miller City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dupont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- West Leipsic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Leipsic Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Glandorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Townwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ridge, with the one closest to Adams Ridge listed first.
- Stryker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- West Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alvordton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Kunkle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Melbern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Montpelier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Pioneer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ridge, with the one closest to Adams Ridge listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Custar
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Weston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tontogany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hoytville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Haskins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ridge, with the one closest to Adams Ridge listed first.
- Waldron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Prattville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lickly Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Ransom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ridge, with the one closest to Adams Ridge listed first.
- Munson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Morenci
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Morenci
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Canandaigua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Seneca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Sand Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Ogden Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adams Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Adams Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Adams Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adams 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 Adams Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adams Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adams Ridge, with the one closest to Adams Ridge listed first.
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tittle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Domersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bremer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Adams Ridge had a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adams Ridge, with the one closest to Adams Ridge listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Jewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Napoleon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evansport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brunersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Archbold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pettisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Stryker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ayersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Holgate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adams Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adams Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Adams 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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adams Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adams Ridge, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adams 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 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 Adams Ridge:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Defiance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Adams Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Adams Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |