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Ridgeway, originally known as New Town, boasts a town population of about 405. The town obtained its present name when the
owners of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railway decided not to build the railroad on the Camden route, but to use the
"ridge way".
Ridgeway was settled in the late 1700's with residents coming from Virginia and later Charleston. The railroad played a
large part in the growth of the town in the early days. Ridgeway was a cotton town until the late 1930's when timber became
the staple crop.
The Bank of Ridgeway was one of the few banks which kept its doors open during the Depression.
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Located between Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC via I-77 in Fairfield County, Ridgeway is conveniently located for industrial
and residential growth.
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Statistics & Facts
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The population of Ridgeway is approximately 405.
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The amount of land area in Ridgeway is 1.229 sq. kilometers.
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The distance to Columbia,
the South Carolina state capital is 18 miles.
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Ridgeway is positioned 34.30 degrees north of the equator and 80.96 degrees west of the prime meridian.
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Things to See and Do
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Ridgeway, boasts many lovely older homes, which have been well preserved and a walking tour of the town will leave one feeling as if
they have stepped back in time.
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The Fairfield County Museum, located on South Congress Street in nearby Winnsboro, South Carolina, has local and historical exhibits for your viewing pleasure with no
admission fee.
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The South Carolina Railroad Museum allows visitors to for a ride on a real
passenger train, visit a red caboose or an authentic dining car, or even a Pullman car that once ferried earlier generations
across the country.
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The sportsman or outdoors person will love nearby Lake Wateree and Lake Monticello and their 20,000 surface acres of water
for fishing, boating, hunting and wildlife observation.
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