Welcome to Hale Ridge ...

So far, we found very little information about Hale Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hale Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hale Ridge, please Contact Us.

Hale Ridge would have been located within present day Schuyler County<2>.

The location of Hale Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hale Ridge, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Hale Ridge: Hale Rdg. (or less commonly used: Hale Rdge. or Hale Ridg.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hale Ridge is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hale Ridge was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Hale Ridge still existed, it would have been in the (217) area code.

Communities near Hale Ridge ...

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

• Beardstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
  • Beardstown is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <5>
• Rushville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <5>
• Mount Sterling
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <5>
• Colchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
  • Colchester is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colchester <5>
• Astoria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <5>
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Vermont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
  • Vermont is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermont <5>
• Augusta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <5>
• Plymouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Industry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Industry is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <5>

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

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

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

Adding Hale Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hale Ridge in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hale Ridge was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov