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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 DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Benton   W38 mi [61.2 km]6,9571.12% increase
 Carmi   N20 mi [32.19 km]5,2034.04% decrease
 Carterville   W44 mi [70.8 km]5,44117.87% increase
 Eldorado   W9 mi [14.48 km]4,3923.13% decrease
 Fairfield   N40 mi [64.4 km]5,1654.72% decrease
 Harrisburg   W16 mi [25.75 km]9,5822.82% decrease
 Herrin   W42 mi [67.6 km]12,3379.2% increase
 Johnston City   W36 mi [57.9 km]3,4772.25% decrease
 Marion   W36 mi [57.9 km]17,3888.44% increase
 Metropolis   SW50 mi [80.5 km]6,5400.89% increase
 Mount Carmel   NE50 mi [80.5 km]7,4047.24% decrease
 Mount Vernon   NW50 mi [80.5 km]16,2980.18% increase
 West Frankfort   W37 mi [59.5 km]8,190---
 Mount Vernon (IN)   NE22 mi [35.41 km]6,9806.66% decrease
 Providence (KY)   SE39 mi [62.8 km]3,4195.32% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Broughton   NW14 mi [22.53 km]1892.07% decrease
 Equality   SW6 mi [9.66 km]6687.35% decrease
 Galatia   W19 mi [30.58 km]9832.96% decrease
 Gaskins City   W15 mi [24.14 km]---
 Junction   S5 mi [8.05 km]1297.19% decrease
 Muddy   W14 mi [22.53 km]736.41% decrease
 New Haven   NE10 mi [16.09 km]4427.34% decrease
 Norris City   N13 mi [20.92 km]1,0153.97% decrease
 Old Shawneetown   SE9 mi [14.48 km]2587.19% decrease
 Omaha   N6 mi [9.66 km]2447.22% decrease
 Raleigh   W14 mi [22.53 km]3193.33% decrease
 Saline City   W9 mi [14.48 km]---
 Shawneetown   SE7 mi [11.27 km]1,3087.23% decrease
 Texas City   NW9 mi [14.48 km]---
 Uniontown (KY)   E17 mi [27.36 km]1,0204.14% 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:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Ridgway
 Edwards County   NEGrayville34 miles [54 km]
 Franklin County   WFerber27 miles [43 km]
 Hamilton County   NWBroughton14 miles [22 km]
 Hardin County   SSaline Tip Ferry14 miles [22 km]
 Jefferson County   NWBelle Rive39 miles [62 km]
 Johnson County   SWNew Burnside31 miles [49 km]
 Perry County   WCorinth28 miles [45 km]
 Pope County   SWHerod17 miles [27 km]
 Saline County   SWCottage Grove8 miles [12 km]
 Wabash County   NECowling39 miles [62 km]



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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
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Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ridgway.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Ridgway and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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