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Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Poverty Ridge, Illinois
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Coordinates: 40°27′43″N 90°20′27″W / 40.46194°N 90.34083°W / 40.46194; -90.34083
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFulton
Elevation663 ft (202 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code309
GNIS feature ID1802240

Poverty Ridge is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States, about eleven miles northwest of Lewistown. Its elevation is 633 feet (202 m), and it is located at 40°27′43″N 90°20′27″W / 40.46194°N 90.34083°W / 40.46194; -90.34083 (40.4619856, -90.3409579). The community is named for a line of hills near Seville, which likewise is named Poverty Ridge.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poverty Ridge, Illinois
  2. ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: U of Illinois P, 2008, 285.
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County seat: Lewistown
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