Porterville, Illinois
Porterville, Illinois | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Porterville, Illinois | |
Coordinates: 39°05′23″N 87°48′05″W / 39.08972°N 87.80139°WCoordinates: 39°05′23″N 87°48′05″W / 39.08972°N 87.80139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Crawford |
Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 618 |
GNIS feature ID | 416048[1] |
Porterville, also known as Eaton, is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. Porterville is 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northwest of Robinson. The community was platted as East Berlin and first saw growth when Richard Porter opened a blacksmith shop there in 1850. A post office opened under the name Eaton in 1852 and closed at a later date.[1]
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- Unincorporated communities in Crawford County, Illinois
- Unincorporated communities in Illinois
- Populated places established in 1850
- Southern Illinois geography stubs