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 Dry Ridge had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dry Ridge had a population of 2,207 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dry Ridge, with the one closest to Dry Ridge listed first.
- Stewartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County
- Williamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <3>
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Delia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Heekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Cherry Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Grant County
- Downingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingsville
- Downingsville is located in Grant County
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawrenceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Crittenden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
- Crittenden is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <3>
- Flingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flingsville
- Flingsville is located in Grant County
- Zion Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Station
- Zion Station is located in Grant County
- Holbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Goforth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Gardnersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnersville
- Gardnersville is located in Pendleton County
- Elliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Keefer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Bracht
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Blanchet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Verona is located in Boone County
- Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Cordova is located in Grant County
- Marcus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Fiskburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskburg
- Fiskburg is located in Kenton County
- Ryle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Eagle Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- Eagle Hill is located in Owen County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Dry Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grant County: www.grantco.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 Dry Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |