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Welcome to Ridgely ...Ridgely is located in Sangamon County<1>. The location of Ridgely has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgely, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878. Ridgely is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Ridgely lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Ridgely lies within the (217) area code. Communities Also Named Ridgely ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ridgely - they are located in Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridgely. Communities near Ridgely ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ridgely.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ridgely. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgely. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ridgely. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridgely. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridgely. See our Newspapers Page for Ridgely. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgely ...Looking for more information about Ridgely? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ridgely, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ridgely. Adding Ridgely to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ridgely in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ridgely was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Ridgely in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgely. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridgely. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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