Welcome to Ridge ...
Ridge is located in Hill Country.
Ridge is located in Mills County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
Ridge is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Ridge is within the boundaries of the (325) area code.
Communities Also Named Ridge ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Ridge: This one is located in Mills County and the other is located in Robertson County.
Beyond Texas, 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, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, 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 10 communities that are near Ridge.
- Brownwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Brownwood is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <4>
- Goldthwaite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldthwaite
- Goldthwaite is located in Mills County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldthwaite <4>
- Richland Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
- Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <4>
- Mullin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullin
- Mullin is located in Mills County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullin <4>
- Regency ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Ebony ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Locker ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
- Locker is located in San Saba County
- Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
- Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
- Indian Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Brown County
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.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Ridge.
We also 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ridge post office opened in 1909.
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 Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Mills, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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/ |