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Welcome to Ridertown ...Ridertown is primarily located in Blackford County<1>. A portion of Ridertown extends into Jay County. The location of Ridertown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridertown, 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. Ridertown is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Ridertown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Ridertown is located in the (765) area code. Communities near Ridertown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridertown.
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 Ridertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridertown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridertown. 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 Ridertown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridertown. See our Newspapers Page for Ridertown. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridertown ...Looking for more information about Ridertown? 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 Ridertown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridertown. Adding Ridertown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ridertown 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 Ridertown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Ridertown on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908. For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridertown. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridertown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Blackford County: www.blackfordcounty.com/ The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov Footnotes ...
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