Welcome to Ridgewood ...Ridgewood is located in Berks County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgewood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Ridgewood is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Ridgewood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Ridgewood ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Ridgewood: This one is located in Berks County and the other is located in Luzerne County. Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 42 communities that are also named Ridgewood - they are located in Alabama (3), California, Colorado, Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (4), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (3) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgewood. Communities near Ridgewood ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgewood.
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 Ridgewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgewood. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgewood. 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 Ridgewood. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgewood. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgewood. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgewood ...Looking for more information about Ridgewood? 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 Ridgewood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgewood. Adding Ridgewood to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Ridgewood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgewood. Footnotes ...
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