Edwards, Illinois

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Edwards
Unincorporated community
From the right turn lane on Taylor Road, the Bethel Bible Church at left, a rectangular grain elevator building in the center, and Illinois Route 8 sign on the right.
Taylor Road at IL 8, 2007
Edwards is located in Peoria County, Illinois
Edwards
Edwards
Coordinates: 40°44′45″N 89°44′39″W / 40.74583°N 89.74417°W / 40.74583; -89.74417Coordinates: 40°44′45″N 89°44′39″W / 40.74583°N 89.74417°W / 40.74583; -89.74417
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPeoria
Civil townshipKickapoo
Elevation
525 ft (160 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61528
Area code(s)309
GNIS feature ID407800[1]

Edwards is an unincorporated community in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Edwards is located on Illinois Route 8 northwest of downtown Peoria. Edwards has a post office with ZIP Code 61528;[2] the Post Office is now located on Dubois Road[3] just south of Interstate 74 exit 82, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) north of the original Edwards.

History[]

Edwards is in section 19 of Kickapoo Township, and was previously called Edwards Station, as a train station on the Peoria and Galesburg division of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,[4] originally the in 1857 when the railroad was completed and the station opened.[5] The first settler, Isaac Jones, died in 1840.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ "Post Office Locations in the Edwards, IL area". Post Office Locations. United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  4. ^ a b "Kickapoo Township". The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Chicago: Johnson & Company. 1880. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  5. ^ "Kickapoo Township". The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Chicago: Johnson & Company. 1880. Retrieved 2012-03-05.


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