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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ridgway had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ridgway had a population of 1,039 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgway, with the one closest to Ridgway listed first.
- Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Ouray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Uncompahgre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Telluride
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pandora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ilium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vance Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Placerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ames ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cimarron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Montrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Silverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
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 Ridgway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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