Welcome to Poplar Ridge ...

Poplar Ridge is located in Will County<1>.

The pronunciation of Poplar Ridge: PAHP-ler<2>

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

Poplar Ridge is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Poplar Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Poplar Ridge: This one is located in Will County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 13 communities that are also named Poplar Ridge - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, Manitoba, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Poplar Ridge ...

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

• Aurora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Aurora is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Naperville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <4>
• Joliet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <4>
• Bolingbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <4>
• Orland Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <4>
• Tinley Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <4>
• Oak Lawn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
• Wheaton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Wheaton is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <4>
• Downers Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Downers Grove is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downers Grove <4>
• Elmhurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmhurst <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 Poplar Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Ridge ...

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