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Welcome to Ridgeville ...

Ridgeville is located in Butler County<1>.


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


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.<3>.

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

The telephone 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)
  • Fort Deposit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • 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.<2> 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 <4>
  • Awin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Awin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
    • Awin is located in Wilcox County
  • Bragg's
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg's have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
    • Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
  • Furman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
    • Furman is located in Wilcox County
  • Snow Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Snow Hill is located in Wilcox 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.<5>

From that list, the Ridgeville post office opened in 1834.

We also found Ridgeville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeville.

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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgeville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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