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.
- Toshes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Toshes is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Pittsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pittsville is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Pullens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pullens is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Brights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brights is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Galveston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galveston is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dundee is located in Bedford County
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- Museville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Museville is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Whittles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whittles is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Kasey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kasey is located in Bedford County
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- Penhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Motley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Motley is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ray is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Otter View ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otter View was located in Bedford County
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- Leesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
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- Worlds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worlds is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Fancy Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fancy Grove was located in Bedford County
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- Weal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weal is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Sonans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sonans is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Brutus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brutus is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Scruggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scruggs is located in Franklin County
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- Union Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chatham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chatham is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Chalk Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chalk Level is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Callands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Callands is also located in Pittsylvania County
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- Hill Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hill Grove is also located in Pittsylvania County
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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. |
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