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 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 southwest 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 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.
Ridgeland is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Gallia, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto & Vinton.
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:
- Jackson County (The home county of Ridgeland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeland, with the one closest to Ridgeland listed first.
- Pattonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
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- Petrea
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
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- Rempel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Banner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wellston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Altoona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Coalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blackfork Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeland, with the one closest to Ridgeland listed first.
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Pratts Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeland, with the one closest to Ridgeland listed first.
- Edna ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Ewington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rio Grande
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Rodney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Kerr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Patriot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Kyger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeland, with the one closest to Ridgeland listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Apple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- South Bloomingville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeland, with the one closest to Ridgeland listed first.
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Greasy Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Pedro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Aid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeland, with the one closest to Ridgeland listed first.
- Point Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Middleport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Welshtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeland, with the one closest to Ridgeland listed first.
- Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Shyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Bristol Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Glen Jean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Piketon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sargents
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeland, with the one closest to Ridgeland listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Alma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Deadman Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Massieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeland, with the one closest to Ridgeland listed first.
- Hales Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Scioto Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Purdy Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Minford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotodale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Sciotoville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Wheelersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lucasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeland, with the one closest to Ridgeland listed first.
- Hamden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oreton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Wilkesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Dundas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Arbaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- McArthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Greenup County (KY)
- Frost
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeland, with the one closest to Ridgeland listed first.
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Gallipolis Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Meadowbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Beale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Hartford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Hogsett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
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.
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 Ridgeland - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winchester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pattonsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fraser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dixon Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McGee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buckley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (779 more) ...
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vega Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Ridgeland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridgeland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgeland, with the one closest to Ridgeland listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Keystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Orpheus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orpheus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orpheus
- Camba
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Camba is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camba
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Rempel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Banner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ironton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ironton Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton Junction
- Edna ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Minerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minerton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chapman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Wellston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 59 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. 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 like to start with 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Greenup County
- Mason 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 Ridgeland, 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- Ridgeland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |