Welcome to Ridgeton ...

Ridgeton is located in Crawford County<1>.

The location of Ridgeton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgeton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Ridgeton is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ridgeton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Ridgeton: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Ridgeton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ridgeton - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgeton.

Communities near Ridgeton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgeton.

• Tiffin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <5>
• Bucyrus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <5>
• Galion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <5>
• Shelby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Upper Sandusky
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
  • Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
• Ontario
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Willard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <5>
• Crestline
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <5>
• Plymouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
• New Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
  • New Washington is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Washington <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ridgeton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgeton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgeton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgeton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeton. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgeton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeton ...

Looking for more information about Ridgeton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ridgeton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgeton.

Adding Ridgeton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ridgeton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ridgeton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ridgeton post office opened in 1894.

We also found Ridgeton on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-co.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/