Ridge, Texas, Mills County. (original) (raw)

The Old School at Ridge, Texas
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey, 9-2004

History on a Pinhead

Settled in the early 1890s in the area known as Cold Springs, the name Ridge comes from the last syllable of the storekeeper/postmaster's surname (W. D. Aldridge). After 1915 mail was routed from Mullin.

No population figures are available for Mills County's Ridge.

Mills County 1940s map showing Ridge
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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