Ridgeville is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
McIntosh County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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.
History
A post office called Ridgeville was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1964. An old variant name was "The Ridge".
In 1985, Ridgeville's
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...
known as "
The Ridge" was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in McIntosh County, Georgia
Populated coastal places in Georgia (U.S. state)
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