Harding, Illinois
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Harding, Illinois | |
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Unincorporated community | |
![]() ![]() Harding | |
Coordinates: 41°30′54.25″N 88°50′58.06″W / 41.5150694°N 88.8494611°WCoordinates: 41°30′54.25″N 88°50′58.06″W / 41.5150694°N 88.8494611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | LaSalle |
Township | Freedom |
Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 815 & 779 |
GNIS feature ID | 409771[1] |
Harding is an unincorporated community in Freedom Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, 12 miles (19 km) north of the county seat of Ottawa.
Background[]
When surveyors began to determine the size of the area, Harding was to be approximately one square mile; however, Harding is only 1/2 of a mile in length from north to south and 1/5 mile wide. Crooked Leg Creek runs along the southern border. Containing less than fifty houses, this town has a population of less than 150.[2] The village has a United Methodist Church,[3] volunteer fire fighting station, small cemetery and Harding Grade School.[4] A small community building, centralized in the town, is used nearly every month to host a bluegrass music show. The mail is delivered by postal carriers from the nearest post office in Earlville.
References[]
- ^ "Harding". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ U.S. Census website
- ^ "hardingumc". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ^ Harding Grade School - Index
- Unincorporated communities in LaSalle County, Illinois
- Unincorporated communities in Illinois
- LaSalle County, Illinois geography stubs