Welcome to Glen Ridge ...

Glen Ridge is located in Douglas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Glen Ridge: Glen Rdg. (or less commonly used: Glen Rdge. or Glen Ridg.)

Glen Ridge is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Glen Ridge (for example, toward Fruithurst (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Glen Ridge: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Glen Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Glen Ridge - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Tennessee.

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

Websites for Glen Ridge ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.douglascountygeorgia.com/

Junior League: www.jldouglascounty.org/

Communities near Glen Ridge ...

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

South Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
Douglasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Douglasville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglasville <4>
Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
Pontevedra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
Fairburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairburn is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairburn <4>
Villa Rica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Rica is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Rica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,795 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Rica <4>
Powder Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Springs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powder Springs <4>
Powder Springs Chase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Glen Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Glen 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.