Welcome to Ridge Prairie ...

Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County<1>.

The location of Ridge Prairie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridge Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Ridge Prairie: Ridge Pr.

Ridge Prairie is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ridge Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Ridge Prairie: (660)

Communities Also Named Ridge Prairie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ridge Prairie - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Ridge Prairie ...

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

• Sedalia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
  • Sedalia is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedalia <4>
• Marshall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Boonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <4>
• Slater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Slater is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slater <4>
• Sweet Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
  • Sweet Springs is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Springs <4>
• New Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Franklin <4>
• Pilot Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <4>
• Smithton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
• Otterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Otterville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <4>
• Bunceton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunceton
  • Bunceton is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunceton <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 Ridge Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridge Prairie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridge Prairie ...

Looking for more information about Ridge Prairie? 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 Ridge Prairie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridge Prairie.

Adding Ridge Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ridge Prairie 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 Ridge Prairie was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Ridge Prairie in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridge Prairie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridge Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/