Welcome to Ringoes ...
Ringoes is located in Hunterdon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ringoes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.
Ringoes is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ringoes lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ringoes: 908
Websites for Ringoes ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.hunterdon-chamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ringoes, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Ringoes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ringoes.
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Morrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
- Doylestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lambertville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- New Britain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- New Britain is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <4>
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yardley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Penndel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 Ringoes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ringoes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ringoes. 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 Ringoes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ringoes. See our Newspapers Page for Ringoes.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ringoes ...
Looking for more information about Ringoes? 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 Ringoes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ringoes.
Adding Ringoes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ringoes 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 Ringoes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ringoes post office opened in 1834.
We also found Ringoes in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ringoes.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Hunterdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ringoes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |