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History · Ridgeley Township

Ridgeley Township’s post office opened in 1871, and 53% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1966 on.

1871first post office
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How Ridgeley Township began

When was Ridgeley Township founded?

1871

The Ridgeley Township post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Ridgeley (1871) and Webster (1871), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 175155 years
Founding year: the first Ridgeley Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Ridgeley Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ridgeley Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Ridgeley Township’s homes were built before 1938.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Ridgeley Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ridgeley Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Ridgeley Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ridgeley Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Ridgeley Township is one of fourteen townships in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 190 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 185.

Its first post office opened in 1871. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 168 to 175 (+4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Ridgeley
1871–1902
Webster
1871–1902
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Webster
Gone or out of use
Webster Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Ridgeley Township
Saint MarysWebster

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Timeline

Ridgeley Township, 1871 to 1966

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1871Post officeThe Ridgeley post office opens
  3. 1871Post officeThe Webster post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1902Post officeThe Ridgeley post office closes
  6. 1902Post officeThe Webster post office closes
  7. 1966On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Ridgeley Township on the map, 1966 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ridgeley Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ridgeley Township on the 1966 USGS mapRidgeley Township on the 1986 USGS map1966Scribner SW sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ridgeley Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ridgeley Township

Nobody well known was born in Ridgeley Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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George DernAmerican politician · b. 1872
Charles H. PurcellAmerican civil engineer · b. 1883
Joe StecherAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1893
Donald K. SchwabUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1918
Gregg OlsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1966
Lillian BoyerAmerican stunt pilot · b. 1901
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Everett TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPebble Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCotterell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPleasant Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Ridgeley Township’s history

What year was Ridgeley Township founded?

The Ridgeley Township post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.