Ridgway, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Evansville (IN). It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the east of Ridgway and has a population of 121,582 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Henderson (KY). It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the east of Ridgway and has a population of 27,373 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Benton	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	6,957	1.12% increase
	Carmi	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	5,203	4.04% decrease
	Carterville	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	5,441	17.87% increase
	Eldorado	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	4,392	3.13% decrease
	Fairfield	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	5,165	4.72% decrease
	Harrisburg	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	9,582	2.82% decrease
	Herrin	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	12,337	9.2% increase
	Johnston City	W	36 mi [57.9 km]	3,477	2.25% decrease
	Marion	W	36 mi [57.9 km]	17,388	8.44% increase
	Metropolis	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	6,540	0.89% increase
	Mount Carmel	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	7,404	7.24% decrease
	Mount Vernon	NW	50 mi [80.5 km]	16,298	0.18% increase
	West Frankfort	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	8,190	---
	Mount Vernon (IN)	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	6,980	6.66% decrease
	Providence (KY)	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	3,419	5.32% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Broughton	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	189	2.07% decrease
	Equality	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	668	7.35% decrease
	Galatia	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	983	2.96% decrease
	Gaskins City	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Junction	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	129	7.19% decrease
	Muddy	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	73	6.41% decrease
	New Haven	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	442	7.34% decrease
	Norris City	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,015	3.97% decrease
	Old Shawneetown	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	258	7.19% decrease
	Omaha	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	244	7.22% decrease
	Raleigh	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	319	3.33% decrease
	Saline City	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Shawneetown	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,308	7.23% decrease
	Texas City	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Uniontown (KY)	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,020	4.14% decrease

Gallatin County

Ridgway is located in Gallatin County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gallatin: White, Posey (IN), Union (KY), Hardin, Saline and Hamilton.

While not sharing a border with Gallatin, the following counties are close to Ridgway: Pope, Williamson and Crittenden (KY).

Below are counties that are near Ridgway (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Ridgway:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Ridgway
	Edwards County	NE	Grayville	34 miles [54 km]
	Franklin County	W	Ferber	27 miles [43 km]
	Hamilton County	NW	Broughton	14 miles [22 km]
	Hardin County	S	Saline Tip Ferry	14 miles [22 km]
	Jefferson County	NW	Belle Rive	39 miles [62 km]
	Johnson County	SW	New Burnside	31 miles [49 km]
	Perry County	W	Corinth	28 miles [45 km]
	Pope County	SW	Herod	17 miles [27 km]
	Saline County	SW	Cottage Grove	8 miles [12 km]
	Wabash County	NE	Cowling	39 miles [62 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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