Welcome to Ringgold ...
Ringgold is located in Platte County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ringgold, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
Time Zone: Ringgold lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Ringgold lies within the (816) area code.
Communities Also Named Ringgold ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Ringgold - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ringgold.
Adding Ringgold to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ringgold in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ringgold was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
From that list, the Ringgold post office opened in 1850.
We also found Ringgold in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ringgold.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ringgold. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Platte County: www.co.platte.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Platte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |