Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ridgway came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Ridgway in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ridgway. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ridgway data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ridgway:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Place Names in Colorado: Why 700 Communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin
Written by: Dawson, John Frank
J.F. Dawson Publishing Company, 1954
(Document found on Google Books)

Map from 1939 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

We found Ridgway in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Ridgway for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Ridgway. See our Misc Page for Ridgway for more information.