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Welcome to Gap of the Ridge ...

Gap of the Ridge is located in Macon County<1>.

Gap of the Ridge is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gap of the Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Gap of the Ridge: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Gap of the Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gap of the Ridge - it's located in West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gap of the Ridge.

Communities near Gap of the Ridge ...

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

  • Difficult
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Difficult is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Hartsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scottsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Centerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
  • Westmoreland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Red Boiling Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Castalian Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gamaliel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain Run
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gap of the Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gap of the 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Gap of the Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Gap of the 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.