Welcome to Willow Ridge ...

Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Willow Ridge: WIL-loh<3>

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

Willow Ridge is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Willow Ridge: (815) & (779)<5>

Websites for Willow Ridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.grundychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Willow Ridge, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Willow Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Willow Ridge - they are located in Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Willow Ridge ...

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

• Shorewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
  • Shorewood is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <6>
• Channahon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channahon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channahon
  • Channahon is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channahon <6>
• Minooka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minooka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
  • Minooka is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minooka <6>
• Braidwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braidwood
  • Braidwood is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braidwood <6>
• Wilmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
• Coal City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Coal City is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <6>
• Marseilles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
  • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <6>
• Dwight
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <6>
• Sheridan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <6>
• Diamond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Diamond is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Ridge ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grundy County: www.grundyco.org/

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