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Villa Ridge, Illinois
Villa Ridge is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. Villa Ridge has a post office with ZIP code 62996. The town is located north of Mounds and was established in 1852 by the Illinois Central Railroad. An active rail line still runs through the town. A post office was established in 1853 and named "Valley Forge"; it was changed to Villa Ridge in 1861. The present name is after a farm of the same name near the original town site. Notable persons * Villa Ridge is the birthplace of John Morton Eshleman John Morton Eshleman (June 14, 1876 – February 28, 1916) was an American lawyer and politician from California. He was Lieutenant Governor of California from 1915 to 1916. A native of the Midwest, Eshleman was born in Villa Ridge, Illin ..., who served as Lieutenant Governor of California during 1915 and 1916. * Laura Jacinta Rittenhouse was buried at Cairo City Cemetery (1911). References Unincorporated communities in Pulask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only one level of local government immediately beneath state and territorial governments. A local government area (LGA) often contains several towns and even entire metropolitan areas. Thus, aside from very sparsely populated areas and a few other special cases, almost all of Australia is part of an LGA. Uninc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
