Welcome to Ridge ...

Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Ridge is near sea level<2>.

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

Ridge lies within the (337) area code.

Communities Also Named Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Ridge: This one is located in Lafayette Parish and the other is located in Bienville Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 41 communities that are also named Ridge - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine (2), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ridge ...

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

• Lafayette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <3>
• Youngsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <3>
• Broussard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <3>
• Crowley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <3>
• Abbeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <3>
• Carencro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carencro
  • Carencro is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carencro <3>
• Scott
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <3>
• Breaux Bridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Bridge
  • Breaux Bridge is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breaux Bridge <3>
• Rayne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <3>
• Church Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Point
  • Church Point is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Point <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridge ...

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

Adding Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ridge post office opened in 1887.

We also found Ridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/