Welcome to West Ridge ...

West Ridge is located in Douglas County<1>.

The location of West Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for West Ridge: W. Ridge

West Ridge is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from West Ridge (for example, toward Dana (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for West Ridge: (217)

Communities Also Named West Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named West Ridge - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, New York, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Tennessee (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Ridge.

Communities near West Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Ridge.

• Urbana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Savoy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
  • Savoy is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <4>
• Tuscola
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <4>
• Tolono
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <4>
• Arcola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <4>
• Villa Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Arthur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <4>
• Bement
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • Bement is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <4>
• Philo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>
• Sidney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>

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 West Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Ridge. 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 West Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for West Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Ridge ...

Looking for more information about West Ridge? 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 West Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Ridge.

Adding West Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Ridge 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 West Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Ridge post office opened in 1888.

We also found West Ridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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