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 Ridgeway in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ridgeway. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ridgeway listed first.

• Whitesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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• Lakewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakewood is located in Ocean County
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• Van Hiseville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
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• Bennetts Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
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• Whiting
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whiting is located in Ocean County
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• Davenport ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Davenport is located in Ocean County
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• Toms River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Toms River is located in Ocean County
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• Silverton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Silverton is located in Ocean County
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• Cassville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cassville is located in Ocean County
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• Southard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Southard is located in Monmouth County
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• Osbornsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Osbornsville is located in Ocean County
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• Colliers Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
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• Bayville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayville is located in Ocean County
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• Herbertsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
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• Buckingham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckingham is located in Ocean County
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• Chadwick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Chadwick is located in Ocean County
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• West Point Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • West Point Pleasant is located in Ocean County
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• Allaire Village ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Allaire Village is located in Monmouth County
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  • Allaire Village has also been known as:
  • Allaire
• Lower Squankum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Squankum is located in Monmouth County
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• Squankum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Squankum is located in Monmouth County
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• Prospertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
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• Wheatland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheatland is located in Ocean County
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• Smithburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Smithburg is located in Monmouth County
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• Bay Head Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bay Head Junction is located in Ocean County
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• Allenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Allenwood is located in Monmouth County
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• Ardena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ardena is located in Monmouth County
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