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Welcome to Poplar Ridge ...

Poplar Ridge is located in Frederick County<1>.

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

Poplar Ridge is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Poplar Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Poplar Ridge: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Poplar Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Poplar Ridge: This one is located in Frederick County and the other is located in Chesapeake City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 13 communities that are also named Poplar Ridge - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, Illinois (2), Manitoba, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Poplar Ridge ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Winchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Front Royal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Strasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodstock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Berryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Stephens City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Middletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Boyce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Capon Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poplar 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 Poplar Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Poplar 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.