Welcome to Ridgebury ...
Ridgebury is located in Fairfield County<1>.
The location of Ridgebury has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgebury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1818.
Ridgebury is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Ridgebury lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Ridgebury: (203) & (475)<4>
Websites for Ridgebury ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.businessfairfield.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ridgebury, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Ridgebury ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ridgebury - they are located in New York and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgebury.
Communities near Ridgebury ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgebury.
- Stamford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Norwalk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
- Norwalk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Danbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <5>
- Danbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Trumbull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Newtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <5>
- Ridgefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 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 Ridgebury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgebury.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgebury. 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 Ridgebury.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgebury. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgebury.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgebury ...
Looking for more information about Ridgebury? 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 Ridgebury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgebury.
Adding Ridgebury to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ridgebury 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 Ridgebury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ridgebury post office opened in 1818.
We also found Ridgebury in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgebury.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridgebury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgebury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (475) is an overlay for area code (203). |
| <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/ |