Welcome to Ryder Lake ...
Although we found mention of Ryder Lake during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> We believe that Ryder Lake had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Ryder Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ryder Lake, please Contact Us.
A typical abbreviation for Ryder Lake: Ryder Lk.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Ryder Lake might be (or was) located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).
Communities near Ryder Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ryder Lake.
- Abbotsford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chilliwack
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chilliwack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilliwack
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilliwack <2>
- Mission
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sumas
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas
- Sumas is located in Whatcom County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumas <2>
- Harrison Hot Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cultus Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seabird Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabird Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabird Island
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
- Lindell Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minto Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Ryder Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ryder Lake.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ryder Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Ryder Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ryder Lake ...
Looking for more information about Ryder Lake? 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 Ryder Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ryder Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Ryder Lake and then turned west". While Ryder Lake could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Ryder Lake as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ryder Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |