Ritchie, Illinois
Ritchie | |
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Unincorporated community | |
![]() ![]() Ritchie Location of Ritchie within Illinois | |
Coordinates: 41°15′18″N 88°06′19″W / 41.25500°N 88.10528°WCoordinates: 41°15′18″N 88°06′19″W / 41.25500°N 88.10528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Will |
Township | Wesley |
Elevation | 561 ft (171 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 60481 |
Area codes | 815, 779 |
Ritchie is an unincorporated community in southern Will County, Illinois, United States. It is located along Forked Creek and Illinois Route 102, three miles southeast of the city of Wilmington in Wesley Township.
Ritchie is home to several dozen houses, the Wesley Township hall, a church, a grain elevator, and the house of the founder of Ritchie. His house is located at the eastern entry into Ritchie along Illinois Route 102. A railroad track passing through the community was dismantled in the 1990s, but the bridge that carried it over and Route 102 remains.
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Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Will County, Illinois
- Unincorporated communities in Illinois
- Chicago metropolitan area geography stubs