Welcome to Ridgeland ...

Ridgeland is located in Lowndes County<1>.

Ridgeland is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ridgeland: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Ridgeland ...

While we believe that this Ridgeland is located in Lowndes County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Ridgeland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lafayette and Madison County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 11 communities that are also named Ridgeland - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ridgeland ...

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

• Columbus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Columbus is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• West Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • West Point is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Aberdeen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Aberdeen is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Caledonia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Caledonia is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Millport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Millport is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <4>
• Artesia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
• Ethelsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
• Kolola Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
• Waverly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Waverly is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
• Vinton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Vinton is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton

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 Ridgeland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgeland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeland ...

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