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Do you know of Ridge ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ridge. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ridge.<1>
Our sources for Ridge (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Ridge other than they indicate that Ridge would be found somewhere in Morgan County, West Virginia.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1884 and closed in 1953.
Communities Also Named Ridge ...
We found 41 communities that share the name Ridge.
Within West Virginia, the name Ridge is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 39 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Ridge [Fayette County].
- Greene County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Ridge [Greene County].
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Ridge [Monroe County].
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ridge [Craighead County].
- California
- Mendocino County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Ridge [Mendocino County].
- Georgia
- Richmond County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ridge [Richmond County].
- Kansas
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ridge [Linn County].
- Woodson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ridge [Woodson County].
- Kentucky
- Elliott County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ridge [Elliott County].
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Ridge [Bienville Parish].
- Lafayette Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Ridge [Lafayette Parish].
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Ridge [Cumberland County].
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Ridge [Washington County].
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Ridge [Saint Mary's County].
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ridge [Alger County].
- Minnesota
- Koochiching County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ridge [Koochiching County].
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ridge [Polk County].
- Saint Louis County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ridge [Saint Louis County].
- Mississippi
- Chickasaw County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Ridge [Chickasaw County].
- Missouri
- Carroll County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ridge [Carroll County].
- Montana
- Carter County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Ridge [Carter County].
- Nebraska
- Thurston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Ridge [Thurston County].
- New Brunswick
- Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Ridge.
- New York
- Livingston County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ridge [Livingston County].
- Suffolk County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ridge [Suffolk County].
- North Carolina
- Gaston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ridge [Gaston County].
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ridge [Hancock County].
- Noble County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ridge [Noble County].
- Warren County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ridge [Warren County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Ridge.
- Oregon
- Umatilla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Ridge [Umatilla County].
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ridge [Bucks County].
- Clearfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ridge [Clearfield County].
- South Dakota
- Spink County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Ridge [Spink County].
- Tennessee
- Claiborne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ridge [Claiborne County].
- Texas
- Mills County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ridge [Mills County].
- Robertson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ridge [Robertson County].
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Ridge [Henrico County].
- Mecklenburg County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Ridge [Mecklenburg County].
- Wisconsin
- Sauk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Ridge [Sauk County].
- Wyoming
- Carbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Ridge [Carbon County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ridge ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ridge:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ridge - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Morgan County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Morgan County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |
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