Welcome to High Ridge ...

High Ridge is located in Bullock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of High Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

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

High Ridge is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from High Ridge (for example, toward Sanford (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for High Ridge: 334

Communities Also Named High Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named High Ridge - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland (2), Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near High Ridge ...

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

• Troy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
• Union Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
  • Union Springs is located in Bullock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <3>
• Banks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Banks is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <3>
• Postoak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Postoak is located in Bullock County
• Saco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Saco is located in Pike County
• Inverness
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inverness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Inverness is located in Bullock County
• Linwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Linwood is located in Pike County
• Orion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
  • Orion is located in Pike County
• Pine Level
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
• Fitzpatrick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
  • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock 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 High Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for High Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Ridge ...

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

Adding High Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of High 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 High Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the High Ridge post office opened in 1892.

We also found High Ridge on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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