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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 Ridgway (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 Ridgway. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Ridgway is located in Elk County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Elk County: Cameron, Clearfield, Forest, Jefferson, McKean & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Ridgway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridgway:

  • Elk County     (The home county of Ridgway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgway, with the one closest to Ridgway listed first.
    • Whistletown
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
      • Whistletown is located in Elk County
    • Johnsonburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
    • Saint Marys
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <3>
    • Horton City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
      • Horton City is located in Elk County
    • Dagus Mines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
      • Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
    • Kylers Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
      • Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
    • Lake City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Challenge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
      • Challenge is located in Elk County
    • Shawmut
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
      • Shawmut is located in Elk County
    • Wilcox
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hallton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
      • Hallton is located in Elk County
    • Streights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Streights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
      • Streights is located in Elk County
    • Brockport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgway, with the one closest to Ridgway listed first.
    • Beechwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
    • Weber City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Weber City is located in Cameron County
    • Emporium
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
      • Emporium is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <3>
    • Cameron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Cameron County
    • Huntley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Cameron County
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgway, with the one closest to Ridgway listed first.
    • Cooksburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
      • Cooksburg is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooksburg <3>
    • Crown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Clarion County
    • Leeper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgway, with the one closest to Ridgway listed first.
    • Tyler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
    • Treasure Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
      • Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
    • Winterburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
      • Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
    • DuBois
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
      • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <3>
    • Sandy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Clearfield County
    • Rockton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
      • Rockton is located in Clearfield County
    • Luthersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Stanley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Clearfield County
    • Helvetia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
      • Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
    • Laborde
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
      • Laborde is located in Clearfield County
    • Troutville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
      • Troutville is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Mount Joy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Joy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
      • Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
    • Plymptonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
      • Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgway, with the one closest to Ridgway listed first.
    • Iron City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Forest County
    • Sheffield Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheffield Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
      • Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
    • Marienville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
      • Marienville is located in Forest County
    • Clarington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Redclyffe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redclyffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
      • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
    • Roses
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
      • Roses is located in Forest County
    • Gilfoyle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
      • Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
    • Balltown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Forest County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgway, with the one closest to Ridgway listed first.
    • Brockway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <3>
    • Crenshaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crenshaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
      • Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
    • Schoffner Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
      • Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
    • Munderf
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
      • Munderf is located in Jefferson County
    • Allens Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
      • Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Warsaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
    • Falls Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
      • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <3>
    • Red Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
      • Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Hazen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
      • Hazen is located in Jefferson County
    • Pancoast
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
      • Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
    • Sandy Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandy Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
      • Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Sigel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Howe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Jefferson County
  • McKean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgway, with the one closest to Ridgway listed first.
    • Coontown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
      • Coontown is located in McKean County
    • Kane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
      • Kane is located in McKean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <3>
    • Hutchins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
      • Hutchins is located in McKean County
    • Kanesholm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
      • Kanesholm is located in McKean County
    • Freeman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in McKean County
    • Mount Jewett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Clermont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clermont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in McKean County
    • Tallyho
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
      • Tallyho is located in McKean County
    • Westline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Big Shanty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Shanty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
      • Big Shanty is located in McKean County
    • Crosby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Crosby is located in McKean County
    • Gardeau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
      • Gardeau is located in McKean County
    • Smethport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
      • Smethport is located in McKean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <3>
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ridgway, with the one closest to Ridgway listed first.
    • Donaldson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Warren County
    • Henrys Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
      • Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
    • Hoover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
      • Hoover is located in Warren County
    • Barnes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
      • Barnes is located in Warren County
    • Roystone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roystone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
      • Roystone is located in Warren County
    • Sheffield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saybrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
      • Saybrook is located in Warren County
    • Hermit Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
      • Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
    • Clarendon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridgway, see our County-by-County Page for Ridgway.

Cemeteries Near Ridgway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgway.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridgway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridgway, with the one closest to Ridgway listed first.

  • St. Leos Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Leos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Leos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thayer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakmont Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John's Cemetery
    • Wardvale Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159321 <4>
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Rosary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
    • The Holy Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wardvale Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968966 <4>
  • Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
    • The Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Johnsonburg United Methodist Cemetery
    • Rolfe United Methodist Cemetery
    • Wardville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159320 <4>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maxwell Run Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • St. Tobias Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Tobias Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Tobias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brockport Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ridgway had a population of 1,903 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ridgway had a population of 3,708 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgway, with the one closest to Ridgway listed first.

  • Whistletown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
    • Whistletown is located in Elk County
  • Daguscahonda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daguscahonda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daguscahonda
    • Daguscahonda is located in Elk County
  • Johnsonburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Rolfe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolfe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
    • Rolfe is located in Elk County
  • Portland Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
    • Portland Mills is located in Elk County
  • Carman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
    • Carman is located in Elk County
  • Arroyo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arroyo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo
    • Arroyo is located in Elk County
  • Brandy Camp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
    • Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
  • Kylers Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
    • Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
  • Dagus Mines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
    • Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
  • Kersey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kersey
    • Kersey is located in Elk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kersey <3>
  • Saint Marys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
    • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <3>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Challenge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
      • Challenge is located in Elk County
    • Ketner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketner
      • Ketner is located in Elk County
    • Cartwright
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
      • Cartwright is located in Elk County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridgway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgway.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ridgway ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgway.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ridgway. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ridgway and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ridgway.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6> of Ridgway.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ridgway:

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

The official website for Elk County: www.co.elk.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Ridgway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridgway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridgway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4242, Longitude: -78.7328       In this case, the coordinates for Ridgway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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