Welcome to Blue Ridge ...

Blue Ridge is located in Botetourt 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 1835.

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

Blue Ridge is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blue Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Blue Ridge is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Blue Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Blue Ridge: This one is located in Botetourt County and the other is located in Augusta County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 19 communities that are also named Blue Ridge - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (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.

• Roanoke
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Radford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Bedford County
• Vinton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Bedford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Buchanan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Troutville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <4>
• Fincastle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <4>
• Boones Mill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
  • Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <4>
• New Castle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Blue Ridge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1835.

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

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 Botetourt County: www.co.botetourt.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/