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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
    • Conover is located in Winneshiek County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
    • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <2>
  • Decorah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Saude
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saude have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
    • Saude is located in Chickasaw County
  • Nordness
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordness have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordness
    • Nordness is located in Winneshiek County
  • Little Turkey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
    • Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
  • Freeport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
  • Burr Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
    • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
    • Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
  • Bonair
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
    • Bonair is located in Howard County
  • Navan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Navan
    • From Ridgeway to Navan
  • Jerico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
    • Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jerico
    • From Ridgeway to Jerico
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Locust is located in Winneshiek County
  • Prosper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
    • Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Lourdes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lourdes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lourdes
    • Lourdes is located in Howard County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Ridgeway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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