Villa Ridge, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

37°09′31″N 89°11′41″W / 37.15861°N 89.19472°W / 37.15861; -89.19472CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyPulaskiElevation

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384 ft (117 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

62996

Area code618GNIS feature ID420315^[1]

Villa Ridge is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States.

Description

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]

Notable persons

Villa Ridge is the birthplace of John Morton Eshleman, who served as Lieutenant Governor of California during 1915 and 1916.
Laura Jacinta Rittenhouse was buried at Cairo City Cemetery (1911).

References

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