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Chicken Bristle is an unincorporated community located in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. Chicken Bristle is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northwest of Tuscola . Chicken Bristle has been noted for its unusual place name .
Allerton is located near the southwestern corner of Vermilion County and extends west into Champaign County in two places. Champaign-Urbana is about 30 miles (48 km) to the northwest, and Danville is the same distance to the northeast. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Allerton has a total area of 0.68 square miles (1.76 km 2), all ...
Moonshine is an unincorporated town located in Clark County, Illinois, United States.It has been featured on the CBS Sunday Morning Show.There is only one building in the entire town (not including the outhouse), and this was a grocery store built in 1912.
The name of the town derived from Potawatomi chief Mettaywah, who lived in the area before signing the 1833 Treaty of Chicago and being displaced to Kansas. [3] The traveler Colbee reported visiting the chief's village near the Des Plaines River and eating pork, cakes fried in pork fat, and a corn and bean dish. [4]
The restaurant became a staple in the community. It continues to operate as one of the last surviving stops on Route 66 in Illinois. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the 1980's, new development began along IL-83 and I-55 as the village population continued to grow. In 1990, a swampy pond along Route 83, was ...
Jeffersonville is a village in Wayne County, Illinois, United States.The population was 366 at the 2000 census. Although its official name is Jeffersonville, the village is known locally as Geff, with that spelling appearin
Carterville is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States.At the 2020 census, the city's population was 5,848.The city is part of the Carbondale-Marion-Herrin combined statistical area and has grown considerably as a residential community of Carbondale and Marion.
Kingston is a village in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,108 at the 2020 census, down from 1,164 at the 2010 census. The population was 1,108 at the 2020 census, down from 1,164 at the 2010 census.