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Welcome to Richardson Ridge ...

Richardson Ridge is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

Richardson Ridge is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Richardson Ridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Richardson Ridge ...

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

  • Westminster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Gettysburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Walkersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Littlestown
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Richardson Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richardson Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richardson Ridge ...

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