Ridgeway,_Georgia Knowpia

Ridgeway is an unincorporated community in Harris County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[1]

History edit

Ridgeway was founded ca. 1829, and named for the ridge upon which the town site rests.^[2] A variant name was "Mount Airy".^[1] A post office called Ridgeway was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1903.^[3]

References edit

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridgeway
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 189. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridgeway

[2] Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 189. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

[3] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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