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Welcome to Spring Ridge ...

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

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

Spring Ridge is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Spring Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Spring Ridge: This one is located in Saint Mary's County and the other is located in Frederick County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 7 communities that are also named Spring Ridge - they are located in Louisiana (3), Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Spring Ridge ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dameron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
  • Lexington Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Drayden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Great Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gum Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
  • Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Valley Lee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
  • Callaway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Solomons
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Spring Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Spring 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 Spring Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Spring 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.