Welcome to Ridgeland ...

Ridgeland is located in Cook County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgeland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Ridgeland is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Ridgeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Ridgeland - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi (3), New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ridgeland ...

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

• Waukegan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
  • Waukegan is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <4>
• Arlington Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
  • Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <4>
• Evanston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <4>
• Schaumburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
  • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <4>
• Palatine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
  • Palatine is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <4>
• Skokie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <4>
• Des Plaines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <4>
• Berwyn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Mount Prospect
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prospect
  • Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <4>
• Oak Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <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 Ridgeland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgeland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeland ...

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

Adding Ridgeland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ridgeland post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgeland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

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