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Welcome to Rappahannock Ridge Estates ...

Rappahannock Ridge Estates is located in Stafford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rappahannock Ridge Estates: Rappahannock Ridge Ests.

Rappahannock Ridge Estates is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rappahannock Ridge Estates: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Rappahannock Ridge Estates ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dumfries
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Remington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Quantico
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartwood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
  • Stafford Lakes Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Berea
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Berea is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Cropp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cropp is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
  • Wilderness
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilderness is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
  • Brockroad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rappahannock Ridge Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

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