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History · Ridge Township

33% of Ridge Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1907 on.

0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ridge Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ridge Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19074 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1980. Watch Ridge Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ridge Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Ridge Township on the map, 1907 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ridge Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ridge Township on the 1907 USGS mapRidge Township on the 1961 USGS mapRidge Township on the 1972 USGS mapRidge Township on the 1980 USGS map1907Upper Sandusky sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ridge Township.

The story so far

Ridge Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ridge Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Ridge Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 532 people in the township.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 524 in 2010, 532 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Ridge Township, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Ridge Township near Vanlue2015Ridge Township near VanlueMap of Wyandot County Ohio Highlighting Ridge Township2015Map of Wyandot County Ohio Highlighting Ridge TownshipMapRidge Wyandot2006Ridge Wyandot
Famous people

Famous people close to Ridge Township

Nobody well known was born in Ridge Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Gavin CreelAmerican actor and singer · b. 1976
Mark MetcalfAmerican actor · b. 1946
Mike OxleyAmerican politician and attorney · b. 1944
Rowland V. LeeFilm director · b. 1891
Howard Taylor RickettsAmerican pathologist · b. 1871
Dave LautAthletics competitor · b. 1956
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Grace ChapelchurchOtter SchoolschoolPort Royal SchoolschoolRidge Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Ridge Township
Lutheran RidgeOld Lutheran RidgePleasant Ridge

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Amanda TownshipIts storyB+Crawford Township2 historic placesARichland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.