Welcome to Gold Ridge ...

Gold Ridge is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gold Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

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

Gold Ridge is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Gold Ridge is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Gold Ridge ...

While we believe that this Gold Ridge is located in Randolph County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Gold Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cullman and Lee County.

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

Communities near Gold Ridge ...

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

• Carrollton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
• Tyus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
  • Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
• Heflin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
  • Heflin is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <3>
• Tallapoosa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
  • Tallapoosa is located in Haralson County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallapoosa <3>
• Bowdon Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon Junction
  • Bowdon Junction is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon Junction <3>
• Bowdon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <3>
• Mount Zion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <3>
• Wedowee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
  • Wedowee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <3>
• Fairlawn Estates
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
  • Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
• Waco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
  • Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gold Ridge ...

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

Adding Gold Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gold 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 Gold Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Gold Ridge post office opened in 1856.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/