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Sheffield is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 821 at the 2020 census. The population was 821 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area .
The district is primarily a residential area, though it also includes multiple small commercial areas. The area takes its name from Joseph Sheffield, who established an area for farmers to bring livestock and produce to prepare for shipping on Chicago, Rock Island railroad founded by Jospeh Sheffield a New Haven, Connecticut resident at the ...
Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782. Modern-day county formation dates to 1790 when the area was part of the Northwest Territory; two counties—St. Clair and Knox
Camp Grant was a U.S. Army facility located in the southern outskirts of Rockford, Illinois named in honor of American Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant.Camp Grant covered an area of 5,600 acres during World War I and 3,200 acres during World War II, and was in operation from 1917 to 1946.
Southern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois comprising the southern third of the state, principally south of Interstate 70.Part of downstate Illinois, it is bordered by the two most voluminous rivers in the United States: the Mississippi below its connection with the Missouri River to the west and the Ohio River to the east and south, with the tributary Wabash River, extending ...
Sheridan Road in Illinois was once signed as Illinois Route 42. The route was first shown on official maps in 1924; the original route ran along Sheridan Road from the Wisconsin border to Waukegan, then turned west along Washington Street, south along Green Bay Road (now part of IL 131 ), east along Rockland Road (now part of IL 176 ) before ...
This land was sold in 1996 to the State of Illinois to be an addition to the Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area. The Natural Area is named in honor of a local farmer Harry Woodyard from Ridge Farm, Illinois who was elected to represent his constituents in the Illinois House and Illinois Senate in 1979–1996. [1]
Camp Grove is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Illinois, United States, located 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east-northeast of Wyoming and 27.6 miles (44.4 km) north of Peoria. [2] Camp Grove has a post office with ZIP code 61424. [3] [4] The Camp Grove Wind Farm is located adjacent to the community.