Census Data for Dark Ridge

So far, we found very little information about Dark Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dark Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dark Ridge, please Contact Us.

As far as we can tell, Dark Ridge has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Dark Ridge, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Beech Mountain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Mountain
  • Beech Mountain is located in Avery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Mountain <3>
• Banner Elk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Elk
  • Banner Elk is located in Avery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner Elk <3>
• Elk Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
  • Elk Park is located in Avery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Park <3>
• Sugar Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
  • Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
• Seven Devils
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Devils have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Devils
  • Seven Devils is located in Avery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Devils <3>
• Grandfather
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
  • Grandfather is located in Avery County
• Newland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Newland is located in Avery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newland <3>
• Crossnore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossnore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossnore
  • Crossnore is located in Avery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossnore <3>
• Blowing Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
  • Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <3>
• Boone
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <3>
• Elizabethton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <3>
• Bakersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
  • Bakersville is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersville <3>
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  • Mountain City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
    • Mountain City is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <3>
  • Watauga
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
    • Watauga is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Spruce Pine
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
    • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Pine <3>

Avery County ...

Dark Ridge is located in Avery County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Avery County.

Miscellaneous Information for Dark Ridge ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Avery County or the community of Dark Ridge:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Dark Ridge:
  • GNIS ID for Dark Ridge: 1017817
  • GNIS ID for Avery County: 1008536
  • GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 37 (North Carolina)
  • County Code: 011 (Avery County)
  • Place Code: 16340 (Dark Ridge)
  • State & County Code: 37/011 (North Carolina / Avery County)
  • State & Place Code: 37/16340 (North Carolina / Dark Ridge)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Dark Ridge would have been located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Dark Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Avery County: www.averyco.com/gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)