Welcome to Wind Ridge ...

Wind Ridge is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wind Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

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

Wind Ridge is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Wind Ridge: (724) & (874)<4>

Communities near Wind Ridge ...

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

• Wheeling
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <5>
• Moundsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <5>
• Martins Ferry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <5>
• Bellaire
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <5>
• Waynesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <5>
• Shadyside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <5>
• Bentleyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
  • Bentleyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <5>
• Bethlehem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
• Bridgeport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• McMechen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen
  • McMechen is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMechen <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wind Ridge ...

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

Adding Wind Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wind 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 Wind Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wind Ridge post office opened in 1849.

We also found Wind Ridge in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/