Ridgefield, Illinois
Ridgefield, Illinois | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Ridgefield, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′06″N 88°21′41″W / 42.26833°N 88.36139°WCoordinates: 42°16′06″N 88°21′41″W / 42.26833°N 88.36139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | McHenry |
| Elevation | 938 ft (286 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 815 & 779 |
| GNIS feature ID | 416644[1] |
Ridgefield is an unincorporated community in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Ridgefield is 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Crystal Lake. Ridgefield hosts a small number of antique shops in a small crossroads business district. Ridgefield also has a large grain storage facility and a retail hardware store. Metra commuter trains pass through Ridgefield on their way to Chicago from Woodstock without stopping, though are currently shelved plans to build a station here.
History[]
A post office called Ridgefield was first established in 1858.[2] The community was named from the ridges near the town site.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridgefield, Illinois
- ^ "McHenry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 118.
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