Villa Ridge, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Villa Ridge, Illinois

Unincorporated community

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Coordinates: 37°09′31″N 89°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 ID| 420315[1]

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

## Description

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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

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* 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).

## See also

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Illinois portal

## References

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1. ^ a b 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.

## External links

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Municipalities and communities of Pulaski County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Mound City

Cities|

* Mound City
* Mounds

Map of Illinois highlighting Pulaski County

Villages|

* Karnak
* New Grand Chain
* Olmsted
* Pulaski
* Ullin

Precincts|

* America
* Grand Chain
* Karnak
* Mound City
* Mounds
* Olmsted
* Perks
* Pulaski
* Ullin
* Villa Ridge
* Wetaug

Unincorporated
communities|

* America
* Perks
* Spencer Heights
* Villa Ridge
* Wetaug

Ghost town|

* Tacaogane

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