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.
- Peytonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peytonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
- Pickaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Ingram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Rodden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Meadville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Shockoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Leda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Spring Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Keeling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Laurel Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurel Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Mountain Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
- Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
- Alchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Chalk Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Sonans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Paces
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Loftis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Volens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Republican Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republican Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
- Sutherlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Cody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Ray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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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 Ridgeway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |