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 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgeway, with the one closest to Ridgeway listed first.
- Britton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holloway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Raisin Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
- Cone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Wellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rea is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Lenawee Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lenawee Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenawee Junction
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Azalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- River Raisin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- River Raisin is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Raisin
- Tipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blissfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- London is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Saline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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. |
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