title: Ridgeport, Iowa
text: # Ridgeport, Iowa
  
  Ridgeport is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. An old variant name was "Mineral Ridge".
  
  ## History
  
  Ridgeport was originally called "Mineral Ridge", and under the latter name was platted in 1854, taking its name from the ridge upon which the town site is situated. A post office called Mineral Ridge was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1913.
  
  