Ringgold is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

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in the

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with a postal zip code 24586. The local high school is Dan River High School. The community was named after Maj. Samuel Ringgold, a hero of the

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in the U.S.-Mexican War. Ringgold lies twenty minutes' drive away from

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. Southern Ringgold touches the southern border of

and

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Notable people

* Trey Edmunds, running back for the

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* Tremaine Edmunds, linebacker for the

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, safety for the

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* Lindsey Lee Moore (1892–1983), member of the Virginia House of Delegates

References

Unincorporated communities in Pittsylvania County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia Danville, Virginia micropolitan area {{PittsylvaniaCountyVA-geo-stub