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Welcome to Ridersville ...

Ridersville is located in Morgan County<1>.


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


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.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Ridersville ...

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

  • Martinsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.<2> 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 <5>
  • 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 <5>
  • Paw Paw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hedgesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Morgan County
  • Sleepy Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
    • Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Pearre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
    • Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Warfordsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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.<6>

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.

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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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