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

History

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

  1. ^ a b 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.