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 West Ridge Green (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 West Ridge Green. 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 West Ridge Green ...
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 West Ridge Green: W. Ridge Green
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 doctors 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.
West Ridge Green 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 West Ridge Green. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Ridge Green:
- Lorain County (The home county of West Ridge Green)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Ridge Green, with the one closest to West Ridge Green listed first.
- Elyria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Amherst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Amherst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Oberlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lorain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brownhelm Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Eaton Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Ridge Green, with the one closest to West Ridge Green listed first.
- Nova
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ruggles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Polk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Savannah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bailey Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 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 West Ridge Green, with the one closest to West Ridge Green listed first.
- Olmsted Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Olmsted
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
- Berea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Binola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Fairview Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Strongsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Middleburg Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rockport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Brook Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rocky River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Ridge Green, with the one closest to West Ridge Green listed first.
- Birmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berlinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Shinrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Huron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Milan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Milan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Avery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bogart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Fairview Lanes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Ridge Green, with the one closest to West Ridge Green listed first.
- Wakeman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Fox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- West Clarksfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- East Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Collins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Hartland Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Olena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Fitchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Norwalk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Peru
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Greenwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Ridge Green, with the one closest to West Ridge Green listed first.
- Litchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Risley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- River Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abbeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Brunswick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Medina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hinckley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Homer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Ridge Green, with the one closest to West Ridge Green listed first.
- Richfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bath Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Bath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Paxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pigeon Creek
(30 miles [48.3 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 West Ridge Green, with the one closest to West Ridge Green listed first.
- Burbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Ridge Green, see our County-by-County Page for West Ridge Green.
Cemeteries Near West Ridge Green ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Ridge Green.
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 West Ridge Green - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Ridge Green covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Ridge Green, with the one closest to West Ridge Green listed first.
- South Murray Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Murray Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Murray Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elyria.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43517 <2>
- North Murray Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brookdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brookdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elyria.
- The Brookdale Cemetery has also been known as:
- City of Elyria Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159189 <2>
- St. Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43188 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elyria Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria Jewish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elyria Jewish Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Elyria.
- The Elyria Jewish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
- Agudath Achim Jewish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40716 <2>
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Middle Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lorain.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery Park
- Calvary Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40162 <2>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lorain.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40715 <2>
- Ridge Hill Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- La Porte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cleveland Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crownhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find West Ridge Green in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Ridge Green.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Ridge Green, with the one closest to West Ridge Green listed first.
- Elyria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laporte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laporte is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
- Amherst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oberlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lorain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shawville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shawville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawville
- Brownhelm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brownhelm is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Lagrange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Ridge Green. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Ridge Green.
Newspapers Published in West Ridge Green ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Ridge Green.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Ridge Green, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Ridge Green.
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 professional and volunteer 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 West Ridge Green:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lorain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Medina County
- Summit County
- Wayne 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> | 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> | 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- West Ridge Green) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 West Ridge Green, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |