Welcome to Poplar Ridge ...

Poplar Ridge is located in Marshall County<1>.

The location of Poplar Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Poplar Ridge is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Poplar Ridge: (256) & (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Poplar Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Poplar Ridge: This one is located in Marshall County and the other is located in Madison County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 13 communities that are also named Poplar Ridge - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Illinois (2), Manitoba, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Poplar Ridge ...

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

• Huntsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
• Scottsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsboro
  • Scottsboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsboro <5>
• Guntersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
  • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
  • Former names for Guntersville:
  • Gunter's Ferry
  • Gunter's Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <5>
• New Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <5>
• Owens' Cross Roads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
  • Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <5>
• Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <5>
• Gurley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Gurley is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <5>
• Woodville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Pleasant Groves
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
  • Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Langston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
  • Langston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langston <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Ridge ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/

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