Welcome to Ridge Wood Heights ...

Ridge Wood Heights is located in Sarasota County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Ridge Wood Heights: Ridge Wood Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Ridge Wood Heights is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Ridge Wood Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Ridge Wood Heights: (941)

Communities near Ridge Wood Heights ...

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

• Bradenton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenton
  • Bradenton is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradenton <4>
• Sarasota
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota
  • Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarasota <4>
• Venice
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
  • Venice is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <4>
• Palmetto
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <4>
• Longboat Key
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longboat Key
  • Longboat Key is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longboat Key <4>
• Holmes Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Beach
  • Holmes Beach is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holmes Beach <4>
• Bradenton Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenton Beach
  • Bradenton Beach is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradenton Beach <4>
• Fruitville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
  • Fruitville is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitville <4>
• Lake Sarasota
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sarasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarasota
  • Lake Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
• Vamo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vamo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vamo
  • Vamo is located in Sarasota 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 Ridge Wood Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridge Wood Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridge Wood Heights ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sarasota County: www.co.sarasota.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/