Villa Ridge, Illinois

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Villa Ridge, Illinois
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Villa Ridge, Illinois
Coordinates: 37°09′31″N89°11′41″W / 37.15861°N 89.19472°W / 37.15861; -89.19472
Country United States
State Illinois
County Pulaski
Elevation
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384 ft (117 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62996
Area code 618
GNIS feature ID420315 [1]

Villa Ridge is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. Villa Ridge has a post office with ZIP code 62996. [2]

The town is located north of Mounds and was established in 1852 by the Illinois Central Railroad. An active rail line still runs through the town.

A post office was established in 1853 and named "Valley Forge"; it was changed to Villa Ridge in 1861. [3] The present name is after a farm of the same name near the original town site. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Villa Ridge, Illinois
  2. ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Callary, Edward (2009). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois. ISBN   9780252090707.
  4. Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 42.