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) - Dodgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Jonesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Blue Mounds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Hollandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Elvers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Wyoming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Spring Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Arena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Mineral Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Yellowstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
- Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Forward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Mount Horeb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Edmund
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Blanchardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Black Earth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Mazomanie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Cassell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Klevenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klevenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Primrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
- Pine Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Pine Bluff is located in Dane County
- Cobb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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. |