Welcome to Artillery Ridge ...
Artillery Ridge is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Artillery Ridge: Artillery Rdg. (or less commonly used: Artillery Rdge. or Artillery Ridg.)
Artillery Ridge is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Artillery Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Artillery Ridge: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Artillery Ridge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Artillery Ridge.
- Fredericksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Little Falls Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Massaponax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Falmouth Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Northridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
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 Artillery Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Artillery Ridge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Artillery 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 Artillery Ridge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Artillery Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Artillery Ridge.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Artillery Ridge ...
Looking for more information about Artillery 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 Artillery Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Artillery Ridge.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Artillery 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Artillery Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Artillery 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. |