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Dix is located in northern Jefferson County at (38.440676, -88.942463 Illinois Route 37 is the village's Main Street, leading south 9 miles (14 km) to Mount Vernon, the county seat, and north 13 miles (21 km) to Salem.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2023. Township in Illinois, United States Dix Township Township Location in Ford County Ford County's location in Illinois Coordinates: 40°27′58″N 88°17′29″W / 40.46611°N 88.29139°W / 40.46611; -88.29139 Country United States State Illinois County Ford Established ...
The city is also the site of the Lincoln Monument State Memorial, marking the spot where Abraham Lincoln joined the Illinois militia at Fort Dixon in 1832 during the Black Hawk War. The memorial is located on the west side of Dixon's main north-south street, Galena Avenue (U.S. Route 52, also Illinois Route 26), north of the Rock River. [4]
Rome Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,669 and it contained 771 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,669 and it contained 771 housing units.
Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois.According to the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 13,534. [1] Its county seat is Paxton. [2] Ford County was part of the Champaign–Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area until 2018, when the Office of Management and Budget removed the county from the area.
Guthrie was established about 1876 as an Illinois Central Railroad station, and was named after a director of the railroad. [2] [3] The station closed in 1932. [4]The Guthrie Post Office was established on May 22, 1876, [2] and closed on September 30, 1952. [5]
The township was formed from a portion of Dix Township (originally named Drummer Grove Township) on March 1, 1869. Drummer Township is named after a hunting dog called Drummer, who died while chasing a deer and was buried in what became known as Drummer Grove.
Dixmoor (formerly Specialville) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a south suburb of Chicago.The population was 2,973 at the 2020 census. [3] Dixmoor is adjacent to Harvey to the south and east, Posen to the west, and Blue Island and Riverdale to the north.