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Welcome to Ribbon ...

Ribbon is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ribbon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Ribbon is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Ribbon (for example, toward Monticello), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ribbon: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Ribbon ...

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

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

Communities near Ribbon ...

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

  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Russell Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burkesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cundiff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cundiff is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
  • Bakerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
  • Inroad
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Inroad is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
  • Long Bottom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Long Bottom is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
  • Crocus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Crocus is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ribbon ...

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

Adding Ribbon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ribbon 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 Ribbon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ribbon post office opened in 1920. The Ribbon post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ribbon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ribbon - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Ribbon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Ribbon 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/