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Welcome to Blue Ridge ...

Blue Ridge is located in Bucks County<1>.

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

Blue Ridge is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Blue Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Blue Ridge: This one is located in Bucks County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 19 communities that are also named Blue Ridge - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Blue Ridge ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Trenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Camden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Burlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Morrisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Doylestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ambler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <3>
  • Jenkintown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bordentown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bordentown is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.