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Welcome to Ridge ...

Ridge is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1800.

Ridge is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ridge: 301, 227 & 240<3>

The ZIP code for Ridge: 20680<4>

Communities Also Named Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Ridge - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Michigan, Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ridge ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Marys City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Drayden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tall Timbers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Valley Lee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
  • Great Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Callaway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bundick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridge ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ridge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ridge.

Adding Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ridge post office opened in 1800.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ridge). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ridge or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/