Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ridgway came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Ridgway in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ridgway. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Ridgway, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ridgway:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Ridgway was listed as Ridgway Courthouse.

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Ridgway in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Ridgway for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Ridgway. See our Misc Page for Ridgway for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Ridgway:

Ridgway was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902)