Welcome to Ridersville ...
Ridersville is located in Morgan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
Ridersville is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ridersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ridersville: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Ridersville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridersville.
- Martinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- 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 <4>
- Williamsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Williamsport is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Paw Paw is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <4>
- Clear Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Clear Spring is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Spring <4>
- Hedgesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Hedgesville is located in Berkeley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hedgesville <4>
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Holton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Sleepy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sleepy Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Woodmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Ridersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridersville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridersville. 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 Ridersville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridersville. See our Newspapers Page for Ridersville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridersville ...
Looking for more information about Ridersville? 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 Ridersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridersville.
Adding Ridersville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ridersville 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 Ridersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Ridersville post office opened in 1879.
We also found Ridersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridersville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridersville - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Ridersville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Ridersville 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |