Ridgely Tennessee Map

About Ridgely, Tennessee

Ridgely is a locality in Lake County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,796. The population density is 335.4 people per km². Ridgely is located at 36.2634°N, 89.4879°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38080.

Ridgely rests in a landscape where the land itself seems to sigh with a quiet contentment, a place where the horizon stretches out in gentle, fertile plains. It lies 24.9 miles west of Crockett, TN (from Crockett, TN: bearing 265°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south of Lake. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and the earthy musk of damp soil, particularly after a summer rain has washed the dust from the broad leaves of soybeans. Sunlight, when it breaks through the hazy, humid air, has a soft, diffuse quality, painting the undulating fields in shades of muted gold and deep emerald. The sky, vast and often a pale, washed-out blue, seems to press down gently, a constant, unobtrusive presence over the scattered farmhouses and the quiet, unhurried pace of life in Ridgely. The history of Ridgely is deeply entwined with the rich alluvial soil that defines its character, a land shaped by the ebb and flow of agricultural ambition. For generations, this corner of the county has been a breadbasket, its economy built on the dependable bounty of crops like cotton and soybeans, a legacy evident in the sturdy, weathered barns that dot the landscape. The railroad, a lifeline in earlier days, left its imprint on the very layout of Ridgely, a testament to a time when goods and people moved with a different kind of urgency. While the grand pronouncements of boomtowns might be absent, there's a quiet resilience here, a deep-seated knowledge of the land and its cycles, a distinctive character that flows from the generations who have called this fertile ground home.

About This Ridgely Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ridgely, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.263401, -89.487853. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Ridgely and Lake County.

Detailed location data for Ridgely includes the ZIP code (38080), telephone area code (901), county seat of Lake County (Tiptonville), and school district assignment (Lake County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Ridgely is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.