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