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Welcome to Dog Ridge ...

So far, we found very little information about Dog Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dog Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dog Ridge, please Contact Us.


Dog Ridge was located

Dog Ridge would have been located within present day Bell County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Dog Ridge: Dog Rdg. (or less commonly used: Dog Rdge. or Dog Ridg.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dog Ridge is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Dog Ridge was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Dog Ridge was located: 254

Websites for Dog Ridge ...

Junior League:   www.jlbellco.org/

Communities near Dog Ridge ...

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

  • Killeen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Temple
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Harker Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nolanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Troy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Salado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jarrell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Little River Academy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Bartlett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dog Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dog Ridge - 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.