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Welcome to River Ridge ...

So far, we found very little information about River Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added River Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with River Ridge, please Contact Us.


River Ridge would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.


The location of River Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of River Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for River Ridge is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where River Ridge was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named River Ridge ...

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

Beyond Alabama, there are 7 communities that are also named River Ridge - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana and Utah.

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

Communities near River Ridge ...

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

  • Monroeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
    • Monroeville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <5>
  • Camden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
  • Frisco City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Excel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
    • Excel is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Vredenburgh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vredenburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
    • Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Beatrice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatrice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
    • Beatrice is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <5>
  • Yellow Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Oak Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Monroe County
  • Buena Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Monroe 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 River Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for River Ridge.

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

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

Adding River Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the River Ridge post office opened in 1855.

We also found River Ridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for River Ridge.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about River Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around River Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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