Welcome to East Ridge ...

East Ridge is located in Hamblen County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Ridge: E. Ridge

East Ridge is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named East Ridge ...

While we believe that this East Ridge is located in Hamblen County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named East Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hamilton and Washington County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 6 communities that are also named East Ridge - they are located in New York, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near East Ridge ...

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

• Clevenger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
  • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
• Morristown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
• Dyers Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Jefferson City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <3>
• Oakland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Oakland is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
• Rogersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogersville is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <3>
• Trent Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
• Jaybird
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
• Dandridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <3>
• Bean Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bean Station is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bean Station <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Ridge ...

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