Poverty Ridge is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States,[1] about eleven miles northwest of Lewistown.[2] 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 (40.4619856, -90.3409579).[1] The community is named for a line of hills near Seville, which likewise is named Poverty Ridge.[2]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poverty Ridge, Illinois
- ^ a b Callary, Edward. Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: U of Illinois P, 2008, 285.
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