Gannett! PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 263 
Ridgely; village in Sangamon County, Illinois, named forCharles Ridgely, oneof its 
founders. 
Ridgeway; borough in Elk County, Pennsylvania, named for John Jacob Ridgeway, 
of Philadelphia, a large landowner. 
Ridley Park; borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, named from the native 
place of its settlers in Cheshire, England. 
Rienzi; town in Alcorn County, Mississippi, named for the Roman tribune. 
Riga; town in Lenawee County, Michigan, named from the city in Russia. 
Riley; county in Kansas named for Maj. Gen. Bennet Riley, United States Army. 
Rimersburg; borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, named for John Rimer, its 
first settler. 
Rimini; town in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Named by Lawrence Barrett 
for the character in the tragedy of "Francesca da Rimini." 
Rincon; towns in Riverside County, California, and Donna Ana County, New 
Mexico. A Spanish word meaning "corner," or "inside corner." 
Rindge; town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, named for one of the original 
proprietors. 
Ringgold; county in Iowa, named for Maj. Samuel Ringgold, an officer of the 
Mexican war. 
Ringwood; villages in Passaic County, New Jersey, and Halifax County, North 
Carolina, named from the town in England. 
Rio Arriba; county in New Mexico intersected by the Rio Grande del Norte, "great 
river of the North." A Spanish name meaning "upper," or "high river." 
Rio Blanco; county in Colorado, named from the White River, of which the 
county's name is the Spanish interpretation. 
Rio de las Piedras; stream in New Mexico. A Spanish phrase meaning "river of 
the stones." 
Rio de los Americanos; river in California. A Spanish phrase meaning "river of 
the Americans," the favorite route of the early emigrants. 
Rio de los Martires; river in California. A Spanish phrase meaning "river of the 
martyrs," so named from the murder of Spanish priests by Indians. 
Rio de los Mimbres; river in New Mexico. A Spanish phrase meaning "river of 
the willows." 
Rio de Mercede; river in California. A Spanish phrase meaning "river of mercy." 
Rio Frio; river in Texas. A Spanish word meaning " cold river." 
Rio Grande; county in Colorado, named from the river. 
Rio Grande; river rising in the Rocky Mountains and emptying into the Gulf of 
Mexico. A Spanish phrase meaning "great river." 
Rio Grande Pyramid; mountain of the San Juan Range, Colorado, so called because 
its form is that of a perfect pyramid. 
Rio Llano; river in Texas. A Spanish phrase meaning "river of the plain." 
Rio Salinas; river in Arizona, having alkaline deposits upon its banks, which caused 
it to be given this Spanish name, meaning "salt river." 
Rio Seco; town in Butte County, California. A Spanish phrase meaning "dry 
river. ' ' 
Rio Verde; river in Arizona. A Spanish phrase meaning "green river." 
Rio Vista; town in Solano County, California, at the mouth of the Sacramento 
River. A Spanish phrase meaning "river view." 
Ripley; counties in Indiana and Missouri and town in Chautauqua County, New 
York, named for Gen. Eleazer W. Ripley. 
Ripley; town in Brown County, Ohio, named for General Ripley, an officer in the 
war of 1812. 
Ripley; town in Payne County, Oklahoma, named for a leading official of the Santa 
Fe Railroad. 
