That "where's the Ridge?" question had me confused for years! All the SC histories and references just take it for granted that everybody knows where that is. I've never been there, so it wasn't at all obvious to me. But I finally found out. It's the somewhat higher elevation that angles through (old) Edgefield from NW to SE and defines the watershed. Creeks to the north of the Ridge flow into the Saluda, creeks to the south flow into the Savannah. Its location is roughly equivalent to the current county line between Saluda and Edgefield counties. You'll find the town of Ridge Spring near the SE corner of Saluda Co, near its border with Aiken--it refers to "that" Ridge. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tree Mother" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 10:59 AM Subject: Re: (Edgefield) Calhoun Journal-Jesse Lott- Near the Ridge question Again the geography of SC has me perplexed. In the Lott estate it says Sarah Lott (near the Ridge). What is the Ridge? Where was it located? Have seen this referred to before but have not found a map with a notation of the Ridge.

Harriet, Thanks for this information. I found a grandchild writing about her family of Ridge Springs, mentioning Aiken. This is even though there wasn't an Aiken County, SC extant, when the grandmother was a girl in South Carolina. I decided they must have been looking at a current atlas at the time 1880-90, and the grandmother pointed to it on the map. I have Busbees, Howards, Corleys, Watsons, and Johnsons that I am researching in the Ridge Springs area. Regards, Gaila ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harriet Imrey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 2:53 AM Subject: Re: Near the Ridge question > That "where's the Ridge?" question had me confused for years! All the SC > histories and references just take it for granted that everybody knows where > that is. I've never been there, so it wasn't at all obvious to me. But I > finally found out. It's the somewhat higher elevation that angles through > (old) Edgefield from NW to SE and defines the watershed. Creeks to the > north of the Ridge flow into the Saluda, creeks to the south flow into the > Savannah. Its location is roughly equivalent to the current county line > between Saluda and Edgefield counties. You'll find the town of Ridge Spring > near the SE corner of Saluda Co, near its border with Aiken--it refers to > "that" Ridge.