Welcome to Cherry Ridge (aka 'Cherry Ridge Ranch') ...
So far, we found very little information about Cherry Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cherry Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cherry Ridge, please Contact Us.
Cherry Ridge would have been located within present day Blaine County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherry Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
A typical abbreviation for Cherry Ridge: Cherry Rdg. (or less commonly used: Cherry Rdge. or Cherry Ridg.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cherry Ridge is 3,010 feet [917 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cherry Ridge is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Cherry Ridge was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Cherry Ridge and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Cherry Ridge would have been located in the (406) area code.
The community of Cherry Ridge has also been called Cherry Ridge Ranch.
Communities Also Named Cherry Ridge ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Cherry Ridge - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cherry Ridge.
Communities near Cherry Ridge ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Cherry Ridge.
- Hogeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeland
- Hogeland is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogeland <4>
- Claydon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claydon
- Zurich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Zurich is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zurich <4>
- Chinook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinook
- Chinook is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinook <4>
- Turner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <4>
- Harlem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlem <4>
- Frontier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Treelon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Nashlyn ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Cherry Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cherry Ridge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cherry 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 Cherry Ridge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherry Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Cherry Ridge.
Adding Cherry Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cherry 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 Cherry Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cherry Ridge post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cherry Ridge.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cherry Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Blaine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherry Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |