Hi Joan, I was trying to find "Lousy Ridge" and found everything but. I also checked the Post Office and they don't have it listed either. I'm sending in the other websites I found. Most are for Illinois but a couple are not. Linda Bee Schuyler County, Illinois, Town Sites Long Forgotten http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilschuyl/OldTimesInSchuyler/OTIStownsites.html WEIRD ILLINOIS / HAUNTED ILLINOIS http://www.prairieghosts.com/hauntil.html Forgotten America http://www.forgottenoh.com/links2.html VirtualTourist.com - Illinois Tips - Pictures, Tips and Reviews http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_Americ a/Illinois/Off_the_Beaten_Path-Illinois-BR-1.html Stories from Around Illinois 66 http://www.il66assoc.org/idx_2a.htm GHOST COUNTIES - Your Guide To America's Dead, Forgotten Counties http://barusa.tripod.com/ghostcounties/ In a message dated 6/21/2005 3:09:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JOARDITH@aol.com writes: > The "Lousy Ridge" I'm looking for would be in Cook or Will County, > Illinois, > about 1850. I thought maybe it would have been Cook County, perhaps near > Ridge Road in the Thornton Township area but no one on the ILRoots list > seems > to be familiar with it, even relatives of mine who still live in that area.