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 in 1895, Ridgely had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ridgely had a population of 1,604 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgely, with the one closest to Ridgely listed first.
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Tiptonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tennemo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tennemo is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennemo
- Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lane is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Elbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elbridge is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Hathaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hathaway is located in Lake County
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- Samburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caruthersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hornbeak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boothspoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glass is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Gayoso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gayoso is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayoso
- Point Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hayward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Ayers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Finley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bessie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bessie is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
- Dyersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newbern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Obion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Protemus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Portageville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Ridgely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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