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Welcome to Ridge ...

Ridge is located in Mendocino County<1>.

Ridge is 1,910 feet [582 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ridge lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ridge: 707 & 369<3>

Communities Also Named Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Ridge - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ridge ...

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

  • Ukiah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
    • Ukiah has also been known as:
    • Ukiah City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <4>
  • Willits
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Redwood Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Calpella
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Orrs Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Orrs Springs is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Springs
  • Soda Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Soda Springs is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Potter Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • The Forks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Forks is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
  • Shake City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shake City is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
  • Hemlock Ranch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemlock Ranch is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ranch
    • Hemlock Ranch has also been known as:
    • Hemlock

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridge ...

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

Adding Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Ridge was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mendocino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.