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Welcome to Long Ridge ...

Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

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

Long Ridge is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Long Ridge: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Long Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Long Ridge - they are located in Connecticut, Kentucky (2), North Carolina (2) and Virginia.

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

Websites for Long Ridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Long Ridge, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Long Ridge ...

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

  • Summerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Goose Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanahan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moncks Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincolnville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Ridgeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Holly Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Harleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bonneau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Highland Village is located in Berkeley 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 Long Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Ridge ...

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

Adding Long Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Long Ridge post office opened in 1879.

We also found Long Ridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Berkeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Ridge - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Long Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Long Ridge 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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