Welcome to Ridgeway ...
The village of Ridgeway is located in Iowa County<1>.
The location of Ridgeway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgeway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ridgeway has a population of 629 people<3> (see below for details).
Ridgeway is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Ridgeway lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Ridgeway: (608)
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ridgeway had an population of 629 people. This is a decrease of 3.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.71% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Ridgeway had a population of 653 people. This makes Ridgeway the county's 12th most populous community.
The population of Ridgeway represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1269th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 653 people, the population of Ridgeway decreased 5.22% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 689 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Ridgeway.
Communities Also Named Ridgeway ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Ridgeway - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgeway.
Communities near Ridgeway ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgeway.
- Mount Horeb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Dodgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Cross Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Mineral Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Mazomanie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Spring Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Black Earth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Barneveld
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Blue Mounds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Lone Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ridgeway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgeway.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgeway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgeway.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeway. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgeway.
Adding Ridgeway to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ridgeway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ridgeway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ridgeway post office opened in 1839.
We also found Ridgeway in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeway.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridgeway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iowa County: www.iowacounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Iowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ridgeway. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgeway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |