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 Ridgeton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ridgeton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ridgeton listed first.
- Olivet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Lebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Lebo is located in Coffey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebo <2>
- Arvonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Melvern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <2>
- Halls Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Barclay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Coffey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
- Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <2>
- Osage City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Osage City is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <2>
- Lyndon Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
- Neosho Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
- Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Ottumwa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Sharpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Agricola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Peterton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - New Strawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Strawn
- New Strawn is located in Coffey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Strawn <2>
- Vassar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
- Vassar is located in Osage County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vassar <2>
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
- Silkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Quenemo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
- Miller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Lang
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Coffey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
- Ransomville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Osage County: www.osageco.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Ridgeton, 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. |