Welcome to Ridgeville ...

Ridgeville is located in Moore County<1>.

The location of Ridgeville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<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 lies within 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Tullahoma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahoma
  • Tullahoma is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullahoma <4>
• Manchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Winchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Fayetteville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• 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.<2> 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.<2> 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.<2> 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.<2> 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.<2> 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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/