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Welcome to Ridgely ...

Ridgely is located in Sangamon County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ridgely: 217 & 447<3>

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 (so far) for Ridgely was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ridgely post office opened in 1878. The Ridgely post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgely.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Sangamon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgely - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Ridgely area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Ridgely area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/