Welcome to Ringgold ...

So far, we found very little information about Ringgold. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ringgold to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ringgold, please Contact Us.

Ringgold would have been located within present day Hernando County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ringgold, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Time Zone: The area where Ringgold was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ringgold ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Ringgold - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ringgold ...

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

• Brooksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
  • Brooksville is located in Hernando County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <3>
• Inverness
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Inverness is located in Citrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <3>
• Crystal River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal River
  • Crystal River is located in Citrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal River <3>
• Weeki Wachee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee
  • Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeki Wachee <3>
• Lake Lindsey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
  • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
• North Brooksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
  • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
• Centralia ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Hernando County
• Sugarmill Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
  • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
• Brookridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
  • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
• Wiscon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
  • Wiscon is located in Hernando 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 Ringgold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ringgold.

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

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

Adding Ringgold to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Ringgold was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ringgold post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ringgold.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hernando County: www.co.hernando.fl.us/

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