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Welcome to Risingdale ...

Risingdale is located in Berkshire County<1>.

Risingdale is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Risingdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Risingdale: 413

Websites for Risingdale ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Risingdale ...

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

  • Pittsfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
  • Great Barrington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
  • Dalton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
  • Lee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee is located in Berkshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
  • Lenox
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenox is located in Berkshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
  • Salisbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
  • North Canaan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Sheffield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
  • Lanesborough
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
  • Hinsdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Risingdale ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Risingdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.