Walnut Prairie, Illinois

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Walnut Prairie, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Walnut Prairie, Illinois is located in Illinois
Walnut Prairie, Illinois
Walnut Prairie, Illinois
Coordinates: 39°14′24″N 87°39′58″W / 39.24000°N 87.66611°W / 39.24000; -87.66611Coordinates: 39°14′24″N 87°39′58″W / 39.24000°N 87.66611°W / 39.24000; -87.66611
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyClark
Elevation
482 ft (147 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)217
GNIS feature ID420478[1]

Walnut Prairie is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States, located along Illinois Route 1, 11 miles (18 km) south of Marshall.

Walter E. Cork (1886–1958), Illinois state representative and businessman, was born in Walnut Prairie.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1927-1928,' Biographical Sketch of Walter E. Cork, pg. 278-279


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