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 Ridgeview (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 Ridgeview. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ridgeview is located in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County: Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill & York.
Below are the counties that are near Ridgeview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridgeview:
- Dauphin County (The home county of Ridgeview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Bloomburg Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Colonial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Linglestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Paxtonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Paxtonia is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonia
- Old Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- Marene Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Progress
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Springford Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Edgemont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Lawnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Paxtang
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Latimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Lake Meade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- York Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gargol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Idaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Gardners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Abbottstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Heidlersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Meckville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wintersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- West Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Lemoyne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wormleysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Westwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Shiremanstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sporting Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Lisburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Seven Stars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Knousetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Thompsontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Richfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Rheems
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Mastersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Florin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Maytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Mount Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Joy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Campbelltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Syner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Annville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colebrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Fontana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Cleona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Gretna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Green Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Bunker Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Malta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Herndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perdix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Rose Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Bailey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Mecks Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Liverpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Orwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Suedberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Tower City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Irving
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Klingerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beuchler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Rough and Ready
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Keffers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Marstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hegins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Chapman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hoffer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Aline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Port Trevorton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dundore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Pallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Shadle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Marsh Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Valley Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Goldsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Nauvoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Quaker Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Lewisberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Andersontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Siddonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Erney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridgeview, see our County-by-County Page for Ridgeview.
Cemeteries Near Ridgeview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgeview.
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 Ridgeview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridgeview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shoops Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shoops Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Harrisburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Koons Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paxtang Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang Cemetery
- The Paxtang Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paxtang Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45738 <2>
- Beth El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Ridgeview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridgeview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgeview, with the one closest to Ridgeview listed first.
- Progress
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Linglestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Penbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Paxtang
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Rutherford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oberlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Lucknow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- West Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Steelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manadahill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Fort Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridgeview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgeview.
Newspapers Published in Ridgeview ...
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 191 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgeview, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridgeview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ridgeview:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Dauphin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- York 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> | 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 Ridgeview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgeview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |