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Welcome to Ringdale ...

Ringdale is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ringdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Ringdale is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ringdale: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Ringdale ...

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

  • Benton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Wyalusing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dushore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Monroe is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Laceyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • New Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Laporte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Eagles Mere
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shinerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ringdale ...

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

Adding Ringdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ringdale 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 (so far) for Ringdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ringdale post office opened in 1893. The Ringdale post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ringdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ringdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Ringdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Ringdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/