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Welcome to Villa Ridge ...

Villa Ridge is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Villa Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

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

Villa Ridge is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Villa Ridge: 636

The ZIP code for Villa Ridge: 63089<3>

Communities Also Named Villa Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Villa Ridge - they are located in Illinois (2), Mississippi and Oregon.

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

Communities near Villa Ridge ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Villa Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Villa 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Villa Ridge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Villa Ridge.

Adding Villa Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Villa Ridge post office opened in 1889.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Villa Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Villa Ridge). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Villa Ridge or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/