Welcome to Ridgeville ...
Ridgeville is primarily located in Carroll County<1>. A portion of Ridgeville extends into Frederick County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgeville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Ridgeville is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ridgeville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ridgeville: 410, 443 & 667<3>
Communities Also Named Ridgeville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Ridgeville - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgeville.
Websites for Ridgeville ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.carrollcountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ridgeville, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Ridgeville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgeville.
- Frederick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gaithersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
- Walkersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Walkersville is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <4>
- Sykesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Sykesville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
- New Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- New Market is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <4>
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 Ridgeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgeville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgeville. 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 Ridgeville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgeville. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgeville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeville ...
Looking for more information about Ridgeville? 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 Ridgeville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgeville.
Adding Ridgeville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ridgeville 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 for Ridgeville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Ridgeville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeville.
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 Ridgeville - 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 Ridgeville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Ridgeville 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |