Welcome to Ridgeway ...

Ridgeway is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgeway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Ridgeway is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ridgeway lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Ridgeway: (903) & (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Ridgeway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Ridgeway - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgeway.

Communities near Ridgeway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgeway.

• Greenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Sulphur Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <4>
• Commerce
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <4>
• Cooper
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Cooper is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <4>
• Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • Point is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point <4>
• Cumby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
  • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <4>
• Como
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
• Lone Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <4>
• Ladonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
  • Ladonia is located in Fannin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladonia <4>
• Campbell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ridgeway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgeway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgeway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgeway.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeway. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgeway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeway ...

Looking for more information about Ridgeway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ridgeway, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgeway.

Adding Ridgeway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ridgeway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ridgeway was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Ridgeway in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Ridgeway post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridgeway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/