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 Ridgely had a population of 668 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spaulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Bradfordton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bradfordton is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Barclay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Cantrall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Farmingdale is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Pasfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berry is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Buffalo Hart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richland is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- New City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New City is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Mechanicsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
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 Ridgely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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