Welcome to Ringgold ...

Ringgold is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ringgold, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Ringgold is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Ringgold is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Ringgold: (256) & (938)<3>

Communities Also Named Ringgold ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Ringgold - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ringgold ...

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

• Fort Payne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
  • Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <4>
• Summerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <4>
• Centre
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <4>
• Collinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
• Trion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
  • Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <4>
• Cedar Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <4>
• Cave Spring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Cave Spring is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <4>
• Leesburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• Robealou Acres
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robealou Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
  • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
• Sand Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
  • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ringgold ...

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

Adding Ringgold to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ringgold post office opened in 1848.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ringgold.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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