Welcome to West Ridge ...

West Ridge is located in Mississippi County<1>.

The location of West Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

A typical abbreviation for West Ridge: W. Ridge

West Ridge is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Ridge is located in the (870) area code.

The ZIP code for West Ridge: 72391<4>

Communities Also Named West Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named West Ridge - they are located in Alabama (2), Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near West Ridge ...

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

• Trumann
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
  • Trumann is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <5>
• Osceola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <5>
• Manila
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Manila is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <5>
• Lake City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
• Marked Tree
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marked Tree
  • Marked Tree is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marked Tree <5>
• Leachville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
  • Leachville is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <5>
• Bay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Bay is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <5>
• Lepanto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
  • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <5>
• Monette
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
  • Monette is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monette <5>
• Caraway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caraway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
  • Caraway is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Ridge ...

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

Adding West Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Ridge post office opened in 1823.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/