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.

• Barneveld
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
• Dodgeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
• Jonesdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jonesdale is located in Iowa County
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• Hollandale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hollandale is located in Iowa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
• Blue Mounds
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
• Elvers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elvers is located in Dane County
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• Wyoming
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyoming is located in Iowa County
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• Helena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Helena is located in Iowa County
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• Spring Green
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
• Arena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Arena is located in Iowa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
• Mineral Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
• Yellowstone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
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• Moscow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Moscow is located in Iowa County
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• Forward
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forward is located in Dane County
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• Mount Horeb
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
• Edmund
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Edmund is located in Iowa County
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• Blanchardville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
• Linden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Linden is located in Iowa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
• Black Earth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Earth is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
• Mazomanie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
• Cassell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cassell is located in Iowa County
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• Klevenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Klevenville is located in Dane County
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• Fayette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fayette is located in Lafayette County
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• Primrose
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Primrose is located in Dane County
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• Mount Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
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• Pine Bluff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Bluff is located in Dane County
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• Cobb
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cobb is located in Iowa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people