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History · Ridgewood

49% of Ridgewood’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
49%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ridgewood’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 Ridgewood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Ridgewood’s homes were built before 1940.
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The story so far

Ridgewood, in brief

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

Ridgewood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, adjacent to the city of Cincinnati. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population was 506 at the 2020 census.

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

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Ridgewood

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

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Steven SpielbergAmerican filmmaker · b. 1946
William Howard Taft27th President of the United States from 1909 t… · b. 1857
Doris DayAmerican actress and singer · b. 1922
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IShowSpeedAmerican influencer, musician and online stream… · b. 2005
Thomas KuhnAmerican historian, physicist and philosopher · b. 1922
Ted TurnerAmerican media mogul · b. 1938
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History across the town line

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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 →