Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Ridgewood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ridgewood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ridgewood listed first.
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sugarloaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Nederland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <2>
- Rollinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Crisman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crisman is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Salina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salina is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Sunshine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Boulder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Hawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Central City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Smith Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smith Hill is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Hill
- Altona ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Altona is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Russell Gulch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
- Cottonwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dumont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Idaho Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Niwot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ridgewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |