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History · Stony Ridge

Stony Ridge’s post office opened in 1837, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1900 on.

1837first post office
1on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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How Stony Ridge began

When was Stony Ridge founded?

1837

The Stony Ridge post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 434189 years
Founding year: the first Stony Ridge post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Stony Ridge’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 Stony Ridge are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19005 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1980. Watch Stony Ridge change.Deep rootsA post office since 1837: 189 years of Stony Ridge.Old housesHalf of Stony Ridge’s homes were built before 1956.
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Start Stony Ridge’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stony Ridge’s history is told.

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On the map

Stony Ridge on the map, 1900 to 1980

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

Stony Ridge on the 1900 USGS mapStony Ridge on the 1934 USGS mapStony Ridge on the 1951 USGS mapStony Ridge on the 1965 USGS mapStony Ridge on the 1980 USGS map1900Toledo 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 Stony Ridge.

The story

How Stony Ridge came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Stony Ridge.

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Stony Ridge was platted in 1872, and named for the stony terrain of the original town site. A post office called Stony Ridge has been in operation since 1837.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Stony Ridge, decade by decade

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Empire House in2014Empire House inOHMap-doton-Stony Ridge2007OHMap-doton-Stony Ridge
On the National Register

1 historic place in Stony Ridge

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Stony Ridge

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

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Gloria SteinemAmerican feminist activist and journalist · b. 1934
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Katie HolmesAmerican actress · b. 1978
Adrianne PalickiAmerican actress · b. 1983
Alyson StonerAmerican actor, singer and dancer · b. 1993
Anita BakerAmerican singer · b. 1958
Lyman SpitzerAmerican astronomer · b. 1914
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Lake TownshipIts storyCTroy Township1 historic placeA−

Questions about Stony Ridge’s history

What year was Stony Ridge founded?

The Stony Ridge post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (2), Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.