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 Ridgeway had a population of 236 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ridgeway had a population of 688 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ridgeway, with the one closest to Ridgeway listed first.
- Matrimony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Price
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Price is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Spray ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Stoneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aiken Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Axton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
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- Beaver Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Pleasantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Blackberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Brosville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Figsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Figsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
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. |
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