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Welcome to Rydal ...

Rydal is located in Bartow County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rydal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Rydal is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

The ZIP code for Rydal: 30171<4>

Communities Also Named Rydal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rydal - they are located in Kansas and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Rydal ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.barrowchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rydal, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rydal ...

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

  • Woodstock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Canton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
  • Acworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cartersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Calhoun
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun Ferry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
  • Holly Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buff ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Buff is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
  • Motes Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
  • Logan Trace
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 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 Rydal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rydal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rydal ...

Looking for more information about Rydal? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rydal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rydal.

Adding Rydal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rydal 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 Rydal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rydal post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rydal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Bartow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rydal - 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 Rydal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Rydal area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Rydal). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rydal or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/