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Welcome to High Ridge ...

High Ridge is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

High Ridge is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named High Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named High Ridge: This one is located in Carroll County and the other is located in Howard County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 7 communities that are also named High Ridge - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for High Ridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near High Ridge ...

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

  • Westminster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampstead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Littlestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Windsor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Union Bridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Ridge ...

Looking for more information about High 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 High Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for High 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 High 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 High Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the High 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.