Welcome to Ridgedale ...

Ridgedale is located in Oneida County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgedale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Ridgedale is 5,010 feet [1,527 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ridgedale is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ridgedale lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Ridgedale: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Ridgedale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Ridgedale - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (4), Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Ridgedale ...

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

• Malad City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
  • Malad City is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <5>
• Portage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Howell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Howell is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <5>
• Snowville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
  • Snowville is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowville <5>
• Gwenford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
  • Gwenford is located in Oneida County
• Pleasantview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
  • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
• Stone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Stone is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stone <5>
• Blue Creek ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
  • Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County (UT)
• Cherry Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
• Holbrook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
  • Holbrook is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgedale ...

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

Adding Ridgedale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ridgedale post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgedale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/