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Welcome to Ridgeport ...

Ridgeport is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgeport, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1865.

Ridgeport is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ridgeport lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ridgeport: 515

Communities Also Named Ridgeport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ridgeport - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Ridgeport ...

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

  • Ames
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ames is located in Story County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <3>
  • Boone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Story City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ogden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jewell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewell is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jewell has also been known as:
    • Jewell Junction
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <3>
  • Dayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Stratford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ellsworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeport ...

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

Adding Ridgeport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ridgeport 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 Ridgeport was in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgeport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.