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Welcome to Bethel Ridge ...

Bethel Ridge is located in Carroll County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bethel Ridge: Bethel Rdg. (or less commonly used: Bethel Rdge. or Bethel Ridg.)

Bethel Ridge is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bethel Ridge: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Bethel Ridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bethel Ridge, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bethel Ridge ...

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

  • Westminster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampstead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Littlestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Shrewsbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • McSherrystown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethel Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bethel Ridge - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Bethel Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Bethel Ridge 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.