Welcome to Pattons Ridge ...

Pattons Ridge is located in Wilkes County<1>.

The location of Pattons Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pattons Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

A typical abbreviation for Pattons Ridge: Pattons Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pattons Rdge. or Pattons Ridg.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Pattons Ridge for more information about variations on the name of Pattons Ridge.

Pattons Ridge is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pattons Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pattons Ridge is located in the (336) area code.

Communities near Pattons Ridge ...

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

• Boone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• North Wilkesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
• Wilkesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <4>
• Jefferson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Trade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
  • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <4>
• Blowing Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
  • Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <4>
• West Jefferson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
• Cedar Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
  • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
  • Cedar Rock village
• Lansing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Yates
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
  • Yates is located in Ashe County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pattons Ridge ...

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

Adding Pattons Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pattons Ridge post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pattons Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/

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