Welcome to Blue Ridge ...

Blue Ridge is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

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

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

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

The telephone area code for Blue Ridge: (660)

Communities Also Named Blue Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Blue Ridge - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Blue Ridge ...

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

• Trenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Bethany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
• Gallatin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <4>
• Jamesport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesport
  • Jamesport is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesport <4>
• Ridgeway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <4>
• Gilman City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman City
  • Gilman City is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman City <4>
• Pattonsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsburg
  • Pattonsburg is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pattonsburg <4>
• Eagleville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Eagleville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <4>
• Cainsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
  • Cainsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
• New Hampton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
  • New Hampton is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 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 Blue Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Ridge ...

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

Adding Blue Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blue Ridge post office opened in 1856.

We also found Blue Ridge in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/