Welcome to Ridgley ...

Ridgley is located in Barry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Ridgley is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Ridgley is located in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Ridgley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ridgley - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Ridgley ...

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

• Monett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
  • Monett is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monett <4>
• Pea Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Pea Ridge is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pea Ridge <4>
• Cassville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
  • Cassville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassville <4>
• Pierce City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce City
  • Pierce City is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce City <4>
• Purdy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Purdy is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdy <4>
• Seligman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seligman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
  • Seligman is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
• Exeter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• Wheaton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Wheaton is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <4>
• Garfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <4>
• Gateway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
  • Gateway is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gateway <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 Ridgley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgley ...

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

Adding Ridgley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ridgley 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 Ridgley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ridgley post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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