Ridgewood Genealogy (in Bergen County, NJ)

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Ridgewood Birth Records

Dutch Reformed Church, Paramus, Bergen, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1740-1854 FamilySearch Library

New Jersey Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Birth Records, 1848-1920 New Jersey State Archives

New Jersey, Birth Records, 1921-present New Jersey Department of Health

Ridgewood Cemetery Records

New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Ancestry online

New York and New Jersey cemeteries WorldCat

Old Paramus Reformed Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Paramus Plains Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Elizabeths Episcopal Church Memori?al Find a Grave online

True Reformed Church of Paramus, Ridgewood, New Jersey Genealogy Gophers online

Valleau Cemetery Find a Grave online

Valleau Cemetery Billion Graves online

Valleau Cemetery of Paramus, Ridgewood, N.J., inscriptions FamilySearch Library

West Side Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Ridgewood Census Records

1855 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1865 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1875 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1885 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1895 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1905 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1915 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Ridgewood Church Records

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Church records, 1889-1927 (Catholic Church. Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Ridgewood, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

Dutch Reformed Church, Paramus, Bergen, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1740-1854 FamilySearch Library

Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1891-1941 Ancestry online

Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1891-1941 FamilySearch Library

New Jersey Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 Ancestry online

The History of the First Presbyterian Church of Ridgewood, New Jersey, 1823-1973 Ancestry online

The history of the First Presbyterian Church of Ridgewood, New Jersey, 1823-1973 FamilySearch Library

True Reformed Church of Paramus, Ridgewood, New Jersey Genealogy Gophers online

Ridgewood City Directories

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Ridgewood City Directory 1931 MyHeritage online

Ridgewood, NJ, 1926-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1933 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1935 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1944 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1946 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood, New Jersey, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Ridgewood Death Records

1901-1903, 1920-1929, 1949-2000 New Jersey Death Index Ancestry online

1920-1929, 1949-2017 New Jersey Death Index MyHeritage online

New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Death Records, 1848-1930 New Jersey State Archives

New Jersey, Death Records, 1931-present New Jersey Department of Health

Ridgewood Histories and Genealogies

Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, Past and Present Ancestry online

Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, past and present LDS Genealogy online

Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, past and present Internet Archive online

The History of a village : Ridgewood, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

Ridgewood Immigration Records

Alien declarations, 1808-1895 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization papers, 1804-1906 FamilySearch Library

Ridgewood Land Records

Bergen County, New Jersey deed records 1689-1801 FamilySearch Library

Deeds, 1713-1901 FamilySearch Library

Ridgewood Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, 1901 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, 1916 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, 1924 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, 1928 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, February 1896 Library of Congress online

Ridgewood Marriage Records

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1670-1965 New Jersey Marriage Records (selections) Ancestry online

1901-1914 New Jersey Marriage License Index MyHeritage online

1901-2016 New Jersey Marriage Index Ancestry online

1915-2016 New Jersey Marriage License Index MyHeritage online

Bergen County, New Jersey Marriage Records Ancestry online

Index of Bergen County Marriages Ancestry online

New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1848-1930 New Jersey State Archives

New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1931-present New Jersey Department of Health

Ridgewood Newspapers and Obituaries

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Gold Coast Life 12/16/2016 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Ridgewood Herald 1901-1940 Newspapers.com online

Ridgewood Herald-News 1940-1972 Newspapers.com online

Ridgewood News 08/28/2009 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Ridgewood News 1891-1940 Newspapers.com online

Ridgewood News 1973-2021 Newspapers.com online

Ridgewood News Sunday 1994-1995 Newspapers.com online

Ridgewood Record 1935-1936 Newspapers.com online

Suburban News - A Publication of The Ridgewood News 01/14/2010 to 11/10/2016 Genealogy Bank online

Sunday News 1930-1993 Newspapers.com online

Town Journal 01/07/2010 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Town News 01/07/2010 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Ridgewood

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Ridgewood Herald. (Ridgewood, N.J.) 1898-1940

Ridgewood News. (Ridgewood, N.J.) 1890-1940

Ridgewood Probate Records

1785-1924 New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 Ancestry online

Ridgewood School Records

Holmstead High School yearbook, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006 Classmates online

Holmstead High School yearbook, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Ridgewood High School - Arrow Yearbook (Ridgewood, NJ), 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964 E Yearbook online

Ridgewood High School yearbook, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Ridgewood High School yearbook, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 (Jun), 1939, 1942 (Jun), 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Ridgewood High School yearbook, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 (Jun), 1939, 1942 (Jun), 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1992 Classmates online

Ridgewood Tax Records

1772-1822 Tax Lists (included in New Jersey Census collection) Ancestry online

Bergen County, New Jersey taxpayers, 1777-1797 FamilySearch Library



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