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 Ridgemont (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 Ridgemont. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Ridgemont is located in Centre County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Ridgemont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridgemont:
- Centre County (The home county of Ridgemont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgemont, with the one closest to Ridgemont listed first.
- Waddle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- Scotia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Julian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Park Forest Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- Krumrine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Stormstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Bloomsdorf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- State College
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Matilda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Houserville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Lemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgemont, with the one closest to Ridgemont listed first.
- Tyrone Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Tyrone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grazierville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Tipton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Culp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Bellwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Covedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Point View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Franklin Forge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Springfield Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flowing Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgemont, with the one closest to Ridgemont listed first.
- Lloydville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Fallentimber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgemont, with the one closest to Ridgemont listed first.
- Chester Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Kylertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Decatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
- West Decatur has also been known as:
- Blue Ball
- Decatur
- Wallaceton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Parsonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Keewaydin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Brisbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ginter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgemont, with the one closest to Ridgemont listed first.
- Abdera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Lamar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keating
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Beech Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tylersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Cedar Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Mill Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgemont, with the one closest to Ridgemont listed first.
- Dungarvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Neffs Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Seven Stars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Ennisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Huntingdon Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Pennington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Birmingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Donation
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Water Street
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Huntingdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgemont, with the one closest to Ridgemont listed first.
- Belleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Menno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Milroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Allensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lumber City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Yeagertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Juniata Terrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridgemont, see our County-by-County Page for Ridgemont.
Cemeteries Near Ridgemont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgemont.
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 Ridgemont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridgemont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridgemont, with the one closest to Ridgemont listed first.
- Grays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slab Cabin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centre County Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
- The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1885601 <2>
- Benner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pennsylvania Furnace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Ridgemont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridgemont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgemont, with the one closest to Ridgemont listed first.
- Waddle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- Buffalo Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buffalo Run is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Run
- Julian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Krumrine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Stormstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Port Matilda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gatesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesburg
- Fairbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Houserville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Musser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Pine Grove Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hannah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridgemont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgemont.
Newspapers Published in Ridgemont ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgemont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgemont, 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 Ridgemont.
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 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 Ridgemont:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Centre County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgemont) 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 Ridgemont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |