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 Ridgedale (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 Ridgedale. 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 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.
Ridgedale is located in Hampshire County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hampshire County: Allegany (MD), Frederick (VA), Hardy, Mineral & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Ridgedale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridgedale:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Ridgedale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
- Ritters
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Wapocomo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Vance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Three Churches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Romney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Donaldson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Higginsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Slanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- North River Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
- Medley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lahmansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Greenland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
- Inkerman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Wardensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Baker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Fort Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Moorefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
- Fort Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Headsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Short Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wiley Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carpendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- New Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Shaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Sulphur City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
- Paw Paw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hansrote
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Doe Gully
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Woodmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Stotlers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
- Spring Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Oldtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rawlings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frost ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Pinto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Brady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cresaptown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Keifers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Gilmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Loarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loarville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loarville
- Lonaconing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
- Bloomington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Avilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Kitzmiller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Swanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Schell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Bittinger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Washington County (MD)
- Pearre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Beans Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Hyndman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
- Wellersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Wittenberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Callimont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Fairhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boynton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- West Salisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
- Good
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Lehew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Nordic Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Rock Enon Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Cross Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shockeysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Siler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Hayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Rosenberger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Mountain Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Fawcett Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- Zepp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridgedale, see our County-by-County Page for Ridgedale.
Cemeteries Near Ridgedale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridgedale.
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 Ridgedale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridgedale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
- Reece Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eusiva Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Romney.
- The Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1098821 <3>
- Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Meter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Miller McCarty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Inkeep Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reeves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Ridgedale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridgedale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgedale, with the one closest to Ridgedale listed first.
- Wapocomo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Grace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Romney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Three Churches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Headsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Barnes Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Mill is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Mill
- Reeses Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeses Mill
- Donaldson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Higginsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spring Gap ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Levels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Levels is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levels
- Green Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridgedale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgedale.
Newspapers Published in Ridgedale ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgedale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridgedale, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridgedale.
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 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 Ridgedale:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hampshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Somerset County
- Frederick County
- Shenandoah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Ridgedale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |