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Welcome to Ridgetop ...

Ridgetop is located in Florence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgetop, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ridgetop is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ridgetop lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Ridgetop (for example, toward Escanaba (MI)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ridgetop: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Ridgetop ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ridgetop - they are located in Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Ridgetop ...

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

  • Iron Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsford is located in Dickinson County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <4>
  • Norway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <4>
  • Niagara
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Niagara is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
  • Crystal Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Caspian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaastra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alpha is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <4>
  • Stager
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
  • Spread Eagle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgetop ...

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

Adding Ridgetop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ridgetop in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ridgetop was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgetop.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Florence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgetop - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Ridgetop area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Ridgetop 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.