Ridgeway, Kentucky

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

History

A post office called Ridgeway was established in 1925, and remained in operation until 1932.^[2] The community took its name from the Ridgeway Coal Company.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridgeway, Kentucky
↑ "Harlan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
↑ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 251. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.

Municipalities and communities of Harlan County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Harlan

Cities	Benham Cumberland Evarts Harlan Loyall Lynch Wallins Creek

CDPs	Cawood Coldiron Kenvir Pathfork South Wallins

Other unincorporated communities	Ages Alva Bardo Baxter Benito Big Laurel Blackjoe Black Star Coal Camp Bledsoe Brookside Chevrolet Closplint Clutts Coalgood Coxton Cranks Creech Dayhoit Dizney Draper Elcomb Fresh Meadows Golden Ash Grays Knob Highsplint Holmes Mill Insull Kentenia Kildav Kitts Lejunior Lenarue Louellen Mary Alice Mary Helen Molus Natures Bathing Pool Nolansburg Pansy Putney Pine Mountain Redbud Ridgeway Rosspoint South Wallins Smith Stanfill Sunshine Tacky Town Teetersville Ten Spot Totz Tway Verda Yancey

Ghost towns	Banner Fork Coal Company Darby Coal Mining Camp Gano Coal Camp Hoight Mining Camp Tin Can Alley Three Point Coal Camp Pee Vee Wheeler Coal Camp White Star

Coordinates: 36°53′51″N 83°07′32″W / 36.89750°N 83.12556°W / 36.89750; -83.12556

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