Welcome to Ridge ...

Ridge is located in Carter County<1>.

The location of 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 Ridge, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.

Ridge is 3,960 feet [1,207 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ridge is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ridge lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ridge is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Ridge - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ridge ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Ridge.

• Hammond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Carter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Biddle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
  • Biddle is located in Powder River County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biddle <4>
• Boyes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyes
  • Boyes is located in Carter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyes <4>
• Alzada
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alzada
  • Alzada is located in Carter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alzada <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 Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridge.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridge ...

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

Adding Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Ridge was on a map titled Map of Montana (from Hixson Map&$160;Co, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/