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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 Dutch 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 Dutch 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 Dutch 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dutch Ridge: Dutch Rdg. (or less commonly used: Dutch Rdge. or Dutch Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dutch Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dutch 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Dutch Ridge is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hillsdale (MI), Lenawee (MI), Henry, Lucas & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Dutch Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dutch Ridge:
- Fulton County (The home county of Dutch Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Ridge, with the one closest to Dutch Ridge listed first.
- Lytton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Ai
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Siney ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Assumption
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Metamora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Advance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Defiance County
- Jewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Ridge, with the one closest to Dutch Ridge listed first.
- Colton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McClure
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Napoleon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Ridgeville Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Malinta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Okolona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Hamler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holgate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Deshler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Ridge, with the one closest to Dutch Ridge listed first.
- Sharples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Berkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Whitehouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maumee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ottawa Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Ridge, with the one closest to Dutch Ridge listed first.
- Clay Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Curtice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Ridge, with the one closest to Dutch Ridge listed first.
- Alvordton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stryker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Unity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kunkle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pulaski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Holiday City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Pioneer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Ridge, with the one closest to Dutch Ridge listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Haskins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tontogany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Arbor Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Rossford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lime City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Dowling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- The Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Bowling Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Ridge, with the one closest to Dutch Ridge listed first.
- Prattville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Waldron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Lickly Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Locust Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Pittsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Ridge, with the one closest to Dutch Ridge listed first.
- Ogden Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Blissfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Sand Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Morenci
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- North Morenci
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Ridge, with the one closest to Dutch Ridge listed first.
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Lambertville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Petersburg Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Temperance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Federman ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Federman is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Lulu
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Erie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Diann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Diann is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dutch Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Dutch Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Dutch Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dutch 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 Dutch Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dutch Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dutch Ridge, with the one closest to Dutch Ridge listed first.
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Amboy Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salsberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Delta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aetna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Swanton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Dutch Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dutch Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dutch Ridge, with the one closest to Dutch Ridge listed first.
- Ai
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Siney ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Winameg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winameg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winameg
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Metamora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seward
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seward is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- South Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Fairfield is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fairfield
- Richfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield Center is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Center
- Berkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ogden Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Ottokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ottokee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottokee
- Mitchaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchaw is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dutch Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dutch Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Dutch 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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dutch Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dutch Ridge, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dutch Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Dutch Ridge:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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 Dutch Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dutch Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |