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Welcome to Ridgeville ...

Ridgeville is located in Moore County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Ridgeville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Ridgeville is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Ridgeville (for example, toward Signal Mountain), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Ridgeville is within the boundaries of the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Ridgeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Ridgeville - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ridgeville ...

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

  • Shelbyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tullahoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Winchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynchburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
  • Gattistown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
    • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
  • Decherd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decherd have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd
    • Decherd is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decherd <4>
  • Southgate Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
    • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
  • Estill Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill Springs
    • Estill Springs is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill Springs <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeville ...

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

Adding Ridgeville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ridgeville post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeville.

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Moore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgeville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/




 

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