Welcome to Lake Ridge ...

Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Lake Ridge: Lk. Ridge

Lake Ridge is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lake Ridge is within the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Lake Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Lake Ridge - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, New York (2), South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lake Ridge ...

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

• Topeka
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <4>
• Lawrence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
• Valley Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
  • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Valley Falls has also been known as:
  • Sautrelle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <4>
• Oskaloosa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <4>
• Perry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• McLouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
  • McLouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <4>
• Meriden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <4>
• Lecompton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
  • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <4>
• Hoyt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
  • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <4>
• Ozawkie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozawkie
  • Ozawkie is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozawkie <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Lake 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 Lake Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/