Do you know of Ridgeley ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ridgeley. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ridgeley.<1>

Our sources for Ridgeley (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Ridgeley other than they indicate that Ridgeley would be found somewhere in Dodge County, Nebraska.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1871 and closed  in 1902.

Communities Also Named Ridgeley ...

We found one communities that share the name Ridgeley.

Within Nebraska, the name Ridgeley is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Ridgeley in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Mineral County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ridgeley [Mineral County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ridgeley ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ridgeley:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ridgeley - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The GNIS database contains an entry for Ridgeley.

Referenced GNIS Records ...

GNIS ID #2037198   (Name of Record: Ridgeley)

Class: populated place

A place or area having clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent population (such as a city, settlement, town or village). The boundaries may or may not coincide with the perceived population.

A 'populated place' record may have a corresponding 'census' or 'civil' record. The information contained in the 'populated place' record applies only to the class and should not be confused with either the 'census' and 'civil' classes.

County: Dodge

Map Name: Unknown

More Orphans in  Dodge County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Dodge County.