Ridgewood, Florida

Ridgewood[1][2] is an unincorporated community located in Putnam County, Florida, United States.

First settled in 1871, by 1883 Ridgewood had a population of 100 with a post office, one store, two steam saw mills and a public school.

The hard freezes of the 1890s destroyed most of the citrus crops in the area and as a result the community declined.

In the years ahead, a forest fire was said to have destroyed the remainder of the town during the 1920s.

Application to start a post office by Franklin B Parse was submitted May 30, 1883 to the United States Postal Service, approved and appointed June 15, 1883[3] Post Office discontinued on November 15, 1900, mail sent to Fairview[5]