Bridgetown

History

Bridgetown was settled , and named after Bridgeton, New Jersey, the native home of a share of the first settlers. Bridgetown was home to the Western Hills Airport (Also called "Frank Airport" and "Cheviot Airport") and was the first airport in western Hamilton County, Ohio. Airport operations began in 1929, shutdown during World War II, then reopened after the end of the war, slowly declining until the corporation ceased services in 1949 as aircraft outgrew the facilities.

Geography

Bridgetown is located just west of the city of Cheviot and northwest of downtown Cincinnati. Ohio State Route 264, Bridgetown Road, runs through the center of the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  25,128
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  23,391
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  20,261
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,419
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,402
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  16,400
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  16,304
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  15,678

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-02-22
  2 km NE of Hillsboro, Ohio
• M 2.51 — 2024-01-28
  3 km SW of Old Washington, Kentucky
• M 2.78 — 2017-12-17
  6 km ENE of Germantown, Kentucky
• M 2.6 — 2013-07-23
  6 km NNE of Germantown, Kentucky