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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 North Ridgeville (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 North Ridgeville. 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 North Ridgeville ...

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 North Ridgeville: N. Ridgeville

You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Ridgeville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Ridgeville.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

North Ridgeville is located in Lorain 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 Lorain County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron & Medina.

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

  • Lorain County     (The home county of North Ridgeville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeville, with the one closest to North Ridgeville listed first.
    • Fields
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Fields is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
    • Avon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Avon is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
    • Sheffield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elyria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eaton Estates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
    • Avon Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Avon Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Avon Point is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
    • Sheffield Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Grafton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lorain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Belden is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Amherst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeville, with the one closest to North Ridgeville listed first.
    • Nova
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Albion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Albion is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Champaign County
    • Rochester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochester is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeville, with the one closest to North Ridgeville listed first.
    • North Olmsted
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Olmsted Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Dover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
    • Westlake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Berea
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Berea is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <1>
    • Bay Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rocky River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Binola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
    • Brook Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Middleburg Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeville, with the one closest to North Ridgeville listed first.
    • Birmingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Florence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Florence is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Berlin Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Berlinville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Berlinville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
    • Shinrock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Shinrock is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
    • Huron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeville, with the one closest to North Ridgeville listed first.
    • Wakeman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • White Fox
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • White Fox is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
    • West Clarksfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
    • Collins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Collins is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • East Townsend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • East Townsend is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
    • Hartland Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartland Station is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
    • Hartland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartland is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • New London
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeville, with the one closest to North Ridgeville listed first.
    • Valley City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Valley City Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley City Station is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
    • Brunswick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Litchfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Abbeyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Abbeyville is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
    • Hinckley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Risley ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Risley is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
    • Medina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • River Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • River Corners is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
    • Spencer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Granger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Granger is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
    • Windfall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Windfall is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeville, with the one closest to North Ridgeville listed first.
    • Richfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Boston is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mill
      • Helltown
    • Emmons Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
    • Northfield Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Northfield Center is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
    • Northfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bath Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bath Center is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
    • Macedonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Peninsula
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Montrose is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Paxton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Paxton is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Pigeon Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ridgeville, with the one closest to North Ridgeville listed first.
    • Burbank
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Creston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • West Salem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Aukerman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Aukerman is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
    • Sterling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near North Ridgeville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Ridgeville.

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 North Ridgeville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • North Ridgeville Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ridgeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fields Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Resthaven Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmhurst Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Avon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Butternut Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (301 more) ...
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ridgelawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Ridgeville had a population of 312 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, North Ridgeville had a population of 35,104 people.

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

  • Shawville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Shawville is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawville
  • Fields
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fields is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Bement
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bement is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • Avon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
  • North Olmsted
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sheffield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elyria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Laporte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Laporte is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
  • North Eaton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Eaton is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eaton
  • Olmsted Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West View is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
  • Folger ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Folger is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Columbia Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Dover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
    • West Dover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • West Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover

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

Newspapers Published in North Ridgeville ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Ridgeville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Ridgeville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Ridgeville.

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 North Ridgeville:

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 North Ridgeville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Ridgeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.