Welcome to Ridgeville ...

Ridgeville is located in Lenawee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Ridgeville is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ridgeville is located in the (517) area code.

Communities Also Named Ridgeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Ridgeville - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ridgeville ...

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

• Adrian
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <4>
• Sylvania
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in Lucas County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <4>
• Tecumseh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
  • Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <4>
• Wauseon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauseon
  • Wauseon is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauseon <4>
• Whitehouse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <4>
• Swanton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
  • Swanton is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <4>
• Blissfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissfield
  • Blissfield is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blissfield <4>
• Delta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
• Hudson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Morenci
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morenci
  • Morenci is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morenci <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 Ridgeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgeville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeville ...

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

Adding Ridgeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ridgeville 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 Ridgeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ridgeville post office opened in 1898.

We also found Ridgeville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lenawee County: www.lenawee.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/