Welcome to Ridgecrest ...

Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County<1>.

Ridgecrest is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ridgecrest: 434

Communities Also Named Ridgecrest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Ridgecrest: This one is located in Pittsylvania County and the other is located in Fairfax County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 22 communities that are also named Ridgecrest - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana (2), Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (5), Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Ridgecrest ...

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

• Danville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Danville is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Danville
  • From Ridgecrest to Danville
• Yanceyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yanceyville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yanceyville
  • From Ridgecrest to Yanceyville
• Chatham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
• Gretna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gretna
  • From Ridgecrest to Gretna
• Milton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
• Mount Cross
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Cross
  • From Ridgecrest to Mount Cross
• Kentuck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kentuck
  • From Ridgecrest to Kentuck
• Tightsqueeze
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tightsqueeze
  • From Ridgecrest to Tightsqueeze
• Gatewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gatewood
  • From Ridgecrest to Gatewood
• Whitetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whitetown
  • From Ridgecrest to Whitetown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgecrest ...

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