Welcome to Spring Ridge ...

Spring Ridge is located in Hinds County<1>.

The location of Spring 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 Spring Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

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

Spring Ridge is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Spring Ridge: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Spring Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Spring Ridge - they are located in Louisiana (3), Maryland (2), Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Spring Ridge ...

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

• Jackson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Pearl
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
• Clinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Byram
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <5>
• Flowood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <5>
• Richland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• Crystal Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Crystal Springs is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Springs <5>
• Florence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Raymond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <5>
• Terry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Terry is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Ridge ...

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

Adding Spring Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spring 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 Spring Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Spring Ridge post office opened in 1839.

We also found Spring Ridge in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/