Welcome to Rydal ...

Rydal is located in Bartow County<1>.

The location of Rydal has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rydal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Rydal is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rydal lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Rydal (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Rydal: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

The ZIP code for Rydal: 30171<5>

Websites for Rydal ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.barrowchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rydal, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Rydal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rydal - they are located in Kansas and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Rydal ...

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

• Woodstock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <6>
• Canton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Acworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
  • Acworth is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acworth <6>
• Cartersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Cartersville is located in Bartow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <6>
• Calhoun
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in Gordon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <6>
• Calhoun Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
  • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
• Holly Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Holly Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <6>
• Buff ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
  • Buff is located in Gordon County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
• Motes Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motes Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
  • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
• Logan Trace
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
  • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people

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 Rydal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rydal.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rydal. 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 Rydal.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rydal ...

Looking for more information about Rydal? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rydal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rydal.

Adding Rydal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rydal in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rydal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Rydal post office opened in 1908.

We also found Rydal on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rydal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bartow County: www.bartowga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/