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Welcome to Michaels Ridge ...

Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Michaels Ridge for more information about variations on the name of Michaels Ridge.

Michaels Ridge is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Michaels Ridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Michaels Ridge ...

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

  • Hanover
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Emmitsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • McSherrystown
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Michaels Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Michaels Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Michaels Ridge ...

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