Welcome to Aldridge ...

Aldridge is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Aldridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aldridge, 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.

Aldridge is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Aldridge: (304) and (681)<4>

Websites for Aldridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jeffersoncounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Aldridge, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Aldridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Aldridge - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, Montana, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Aldridge ...

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

• Winchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Martinsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Purcellville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <5>
• Brunswick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Charles Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Berryville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
• Lovettsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <5>
• Shepherdstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>
• Keedysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keedysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keedysville
  • Keedysville is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keedysville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aldridge ...

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

Adding Aldridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aldridge 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 for Aldridge was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Aldridge on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aldridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aldridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywv.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/