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Welcome to 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. Dark Ridge would have been located within present day Avery County<2>. The location of Dark Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> A typical abbreviation for Dark Ridge: Dark Rdg. (or less commonly used: Dark Rdge. or Dark Ridg.) While the community is gone, the present day location for Dark Ridge is 3,000 feet [914 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Dark Ridge is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Dark Ridge was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Dark Ridge would have been located in the (828) area code. Communities Also Named Dark Ridge ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Dark Ridge: This one is located in Avery County and the other is located in Watauga County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dark Ridge. Communities near Dark Ridge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dark Ridge.
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 Dark Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dark Ridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dark Ridge. 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 Dark Ridge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dark Ridge. See our Newspapers 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/ Footnotes ...
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