Guthrie, Illinois

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Guthrie
Unincorporated
Guthrie is located in Illinois
Guthrie
Guthrie
Location of Guthrie within Illinois
Coordinates: 40°30′30″N 88°19′30″W / 40.50833°N 88.32500°W / 40.50833; -88.32500Coordinates: 40°30′30″N 88°19′30″W / 40.50833°N 88.32500°W / 40.50833; -88.32500
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFord
TownshipDix
Elevation
[1]
807 ft (246 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS ID409581[1]

Guthrie is an unincorporated community in Dix Township, Ford County, Illinois, United States. It is situated along Illinois Route 54, between Melvin and Gibson City.

History[]

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] Guthrie was platted in 1892.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Guthrie (Ford County, Illinois)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois (Urbana & Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2009), p. 148.
  3. ^ a b “Guthrie . . . Happy Birthday to you,” The Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, 22 Dec 1977, p. 12.
  4. ^ "I. C. R. R. Discontinues Two Stations," The Paxton Record, Paxton, Illinois, 4 Aug 1932, p. 7.
  5. ^ "Guthrie Post Office Closes Tuesday," The Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, 2 Oct 1952, p. 1.


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