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Welcome to Rock Ridge ...

Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Rock Ridge, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Ridge, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Ridge: Rock Rdg. (or less commonly used: Rock Rdge. or Rock Ridg.)

Rock Ridge is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rock Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Rock Ridge: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Rock Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rock Ridge - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Manitoba and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Ridge.

Communities near Rock Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock Ridge.

  • Birmingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hoover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <5>
  • Pelham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Pelham is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
  • Trussville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <5>
  • Center Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gardendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moody
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rock Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Rock Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Rock Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rock Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Ridge.

Adding Rock Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Ridge in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rock Ridge was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Ridge.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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