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Welcome to Ridgely ...

The town of Ridgely is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgely, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ridgely has a population of 1,621 people<2> (see below for details).

Ridgely is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Ridgely, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Ridgely: 731

The ZIP code for Ridgely: 38080<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ridgely had an population of 1,621 people. This is a decrease of 9.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ridgely had a population of 1,795 people (or 22.93% of the total population of Lake County). This makes Ridgely the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Ridgely represents 0.03% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 179th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,795 people, the population of Ridgely increased 7.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,667 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ridgely.

Communities Also Named Ridgely ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ridgely - they are located in Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland and Missouri.

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

Communities near Ridgely ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgely ...

Looking for more information about Ridgely? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ridgely, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgely.

Adding Ridgely to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ridgely 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 Ridgely was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ridgely post office opened in 1887.

We also found Ridgely on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgely.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ridgely.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgely - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Ridgely). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ridgely or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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