Divide, Illinois

Divide is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Divide in 1879, and remained in operation until 1905.^[2] The community most likely was so named on account of its location near a drainage divide.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Divide, Illinois
↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Mount Vernon

Cities	Centralia‡ Mount Vernon Nason

Villages	Belle Rive Bluford Bonnie Dix Ina Waltonville Woodlawn

Townships	Bald Hill Blissville Casner Dodds Elk Prairie Farrington Field Grand Prairie McClellan Moore's Prairie Mt. Vernon Pendleton Rome Shiloh Spring Garden Webber

CDP	Opdyke

Other unincorporated communities	Bakerville Boyd Camp Ground Cravat Dareville Divide Drivers Emerson City Harmony Idlewood Marcoe Marlow Miller Lake Roaches Scheller Shields Shirley Spring Garden Stratton Summersville Texico Williamsburg

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°26′49″N 88°49′47″W / 38.44694°N 88.82972°W / 38.44694; -88.82972

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, November 10, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.