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>
While we didn't find Ridley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ridley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ridley listed first.
- Hardin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Luana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Postville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clermont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Volney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Farmersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Beulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Rossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Frankville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Dover Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Saint Olaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Giard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Giard is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Ion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Brainard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Illyria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Ossian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Waukon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elkader
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Washington Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
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 Ridley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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