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 Ridgeway had a population of 319 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ridgeway had a population of 285 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgeway, with the one closest to Ridgeway listed first.
- Spillville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Protivin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cresco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kendallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Atkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Decorah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saude is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
- Nordness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
- Little Turkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Burr Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Festina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Bonair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bonair is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Navan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jerico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ossian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Prosper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Lourdes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lourdes is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lourdes
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 Ridgeway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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