Welcome to Ridgeville ...
Ridgeville is located in Butler County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgeville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.
Ridgeville is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ridgeville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ridgeville: 334
Communities Also Named Ridgeville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Ridgeville: This one is located in Butler County and the other is located in Etowah County.
Beyond Alabama, there are 17 communities that are also named Ridgeville - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgeville.
Communities near Ridgeville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgeville.
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,349 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Fort Deposit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Fort Deposit is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Deposit <3>
- Gordonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Pine Apple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Forest Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <3>
- Awin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Bragg's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Furman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Shacklesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shacklesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Shacklesville is located in Butler 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 Ridgeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgeville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgeville. 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 Ridgeville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeville. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgeville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeville ...
Looking for more information about Ridgeville? 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 Ridgeville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgeville.
Adding Ridgeville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ridgeville 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 Ridgeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Ridgeville post office opened in 1834.
We also found Ridgeville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridgeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgeville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |