Do you know of Ridgedale ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ridgedale. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ridgedale.<1>

Our sources for Ridgedale (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Ridgedale other than they indicate that Ridgedale would be found somewhere in Polk County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1858 and closed  in 1902.

Communities Also Named Ridgedale ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Ridgedale.

Within Iowa, the name Ridgedale is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Ridgedale.
  • Georgia
    • Floyd County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ridgedale [Floyd County].
  • Idaho
    • Oneida County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Ridgedale [Oneida County].
  • Kentucky
    • Edmonson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ridgedale [Edmonson County].
  • Missouri
    • Taney County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ridgedale [Taney County].
  • Ohio
    • Stark County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ridgedale [Stark County].
  • Saskatchewan
    • Please visit our profile page for the Saskatchewan community of Ridgedale.
  • Tennessee
    • Cumberland County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ridgedale [Cumberland County].
    • Hamilton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ridgedale [Hamilton County].
    • Knox County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ridgedale [Knox County].
    • Sullivan County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ridgedale [Sullivan County].
  • Virginia
    • Prince William County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Ridgedale [Prince William County].
    • Smyth County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Ridgedale [Smyth County].
  • West Virginia
    • Hampshire County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ridgedale [Hampshire County].
    • Monongalia County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ridgedale [Monongalia County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ridgedale ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ridgedale:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ridgedale - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Iowa State Gazetteers
Written by: Hair, James T.
Published by Bailey & Hair
(Available from Amazon.com)

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Polk County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Polk County.