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Welcome to Ridgedale ...

Ridgedale is located in Oneida County<1>.

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.<2> 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<3>

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)
  • Portage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Howell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Howell is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <4>
  • Snowville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Samaria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Samaria is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Gwenford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gwenford is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
  • Pleasantview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
  • Stone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Blue Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
  • Cherry Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek

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 (so far) for Ridgedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ridgedale post office opened in 1915. The Ridgedale post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgedale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Oneida, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgedale - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Ridgedale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Ridgedale 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.
<5>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/