Welcome to Riddle ...

Riddle is located in Elmore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riddle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Riddle is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Riddle lies within the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Riddle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Riddle - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Riddle ...

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

• Montgomery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Prattville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Prattville is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattville <4>
• Millbrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Millbrook is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>
• Wetumpka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Wetumpka is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetumpka <4>
• Elmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore <4>
• Coosada
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada
  • Coosada is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coosada <4>
• Deatsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
  • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <4>
• Eclectic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclectic
  • Eclectic is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eclectic <4>
• Rockford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Coosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <4>
• Adkin Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
  • Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Adkin Hill has also been known as:
  • Atkins Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riddle ...

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

Adding Riddle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Riddle post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riddle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Elmore County: www.elmoreco.org/

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