Ridley Township

Originally settled in 1644 by the Swedes and then the Dutch in 1655, the area was known as "Amos land". In 1682 John Simcock of Ridley, Cheshire, England purchased some 2,875 acres from William Penn and named the area after his hometown. Ridley was first recognized as a Township in 1687 and became a first class Township in March of 1906.

Links:
Ridley Township Web Page
Ridley Township History Web Site

Maps:

Barnes Map of 1868
1870 Atlas
1875 Atlas
1882 Atlas part of Ridley Township

1882 Atlas of Land Grants and Patents by Smith

1882 Atlas part of Ridley and Nether Providence Twps.
1882 Atlas part of Ridley & Springfield Twps.
1882 Atlas part of Ridley and Tinicum Twps.

Original Folsom Map from 1887

Railroad Property Atlas 1889 Ridley Park and Folsom 1889

Railroad Property Atlas1889 part of Ridley & Springfield Twps.
Railroad Property Atlas 1889 part of Ridley and Darby Twps.
Railroad Property Atlas 1889 of Ridley Twp. and Eddystone Boro.
Railroad Property Atlas 1889 Ridley Twp. and Ridley Park Boro
Railroad Property Atlas c.1890 part of Ridley Park, Prospect Park & Tinicum Twp.

Railroad Property Atlas c.1890 part of Ridley Twp. & Tinicum Twp.
West Ridley Park Land Association Map c. 1890
Map of Holmes Pa. c.1900
1892 Map of Ridley Township
1902 Atlas part of Ridley Township
1902 Atlas part of Ridley Township

1902 Atlas southwest section of Ridley Township

1909 Map of part of Ridley Township

Stoney Brook Map Norman P. Sloan 1911
Leiperville 1915 Sanborn Atlas

Plate 32 Springfield, Ridley, Morton, Rutledge 1928

Plate 38 Nether Providence, Springfield, Swarthmore, Ridley 1928

Plate 49 Ridley Twp. Glenolden 1928

Plate 50 Ridley Twp. Rutledge Boro 1928

Plate 51 Ridley Twp. Springfield Twp.1928

Plate 52 Ridley Twp. Ridley Park, Prospect Park 1928

Plate 53 Ridley Twp. 1928

Plate 54 Ridley Twp. 1928

Plate 55 Ridley Twp. Ridley Park 1928

Plate 56 Eddystone, Ridley Twp. 1928

Plate 57 Ridley Twp. Ridley Park 1928

Plate 58 Eddystone, Ridley Twp. 1928

Plate 61 Ridley Twp. Ridley Park, Prospect Park 1928

Ridley and Darby Twps. Aldan, Collingdale and Glenolden Boros 1929

Part of Ridley and Springfield Twps. and Swarthmore Boro 1929

Part of Ridley Twp. Ridley Park and Prospect Park Boros 1929

Part of Springfield and Ridley Twps. and Morton Boro 1929

Part of the Boros of Morton, Swarthmore, Rutledge, Ridley Park, Prospect Park and the Twps. Of Ridley and Springfield 1929

Ridley Township Map Dec. 1932

Ridley Twp. Plan of FairView Gardens c.1924

Ridley Twp. Spring Hill Development Plan c.1925

Plate 1 Ridley Twp. Fairview Rd. and Bullens La. 1941

Plate 2 Ridley Twp. Milmont and 7th Aves. 1941

Plate 3 Ridley Twp. Michigan and Park Aves. 1941

Plate 4 Ridley Twp. Morton and Michigan Aves. 1941

Plate 6 Ridley Twp. and Rutledge Boro 1941

Plate 7 Ridley Twp. Morton Ave. at Broomall St. 1941

Plate 8 Ridley Twp. Edgewood and 6th Aves. 1941

Plate 9 Ridley Twp. Ridley and 6th Aves. 1941

Plate 10 Ridley Twp. Sutton and 6th Aves. 1941

Plate 11A Ridley Twp. Franklin Ave. and Quince La. 1941

Plate 11B Ridley Twp. Amosland and Holmes Rds. 1941

Plate 11C Ridley Twp. Highland and Grand Aves. 1941

Plate 12 Ridley Twp. Franklin and South Aves. 1941

Plate 12A Ridley Twp. South and Grand Aves. 1941

Plate 13 Ridley Twp. Fairview Rd. and Grant Aves. 1941

Plate 14 Ridley Twp. Kossuth Ave. and MacDade Blvd. 1941

Plate 15 Ridley Twp. Haverford Rd. and Hancock Ave. 1941

Plate 16 Ridley Twp. Morton Ave. at B and O R.R. 1941

Plate 18 Ridley Park and Ridley Twp. Michell St and 2nd Ave. 1941

Plate 19 Ridley Twp. Chester Pk. at Bullens La. 1941

Plate 19a Woodlyn Jefferson and Youngs Ave. 1941

Plate 20. Ridley Twp.Young Ave. and Walters St. 1941

Plate 21 Ridley Twp. Haverford Rd. and Holland St. 1941

Plate 33 Ridley Twp. Baldwins and Willowbrook Park 1941

Plate 34 Ridley Twp. and Prospect Pk. at Rt.420 1941

Plate 35 Ridley Twp. and Prospect Pk. Amosland Rd. and B.and O. R.R. 1941

Plate 36 Ridley Twp. and Norwood Boro Amosland Rd. 1941

Plate 37 Ridley Twp. and Glenolden MacDade at South Ave. 1941

Ridley Township Sanborn Maps from 1941

Ridley Twp. Franklin Map from 1946

 

Census Records:
On the Ridley Township Web Site above

Ridley Twp. 1807 State Census

Ridley Twp. 1828 State Census

 

Cemetery Records:
Leiper Church Cemetery

Eastlawn Cemetery

Directory Records:
On the Ridley Township Web Site above
Ridley Directory 1870
Ridley-Leiperville Directory 1872

Tax Records:
On the Ridley Township Web Site above

Ridley Rate 1811, 1812, 1813

Ridley Rate 1823, 1824, 1825

Pictures:

Woodlyn Pa. WW2 Housing
On the Ridley Township Web Site above

Misc:

Ridley on the Delaware by Frederic Calvert


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