Dow, Illinois

Dow
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jersey
Township	Mississippi

Coordinates	39°00′47″N 90°20′31″W / 39.013°N 90.342°W / 39.013; -90.342Coordinates: 39°00′47″N 90°20′31″W / 39.013°N 90.342°W / 39.013; -90.342

Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62022
Area code	618

Location of Dow within Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States

Dow is an unincorporated community in Jersey County, Illinois, United States.

History

Dow was laid out in 1883 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[1] The community derives its name from its founder, John McDow.^[1]

Education

Dow was served by the public K-12 Jersey Community Unit School District 100. District schools in Dow included Dow Elementary School. The school was closed in June 2011 due to district realignment.

References

1 2 Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

Municipalities and communities of Jersey County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Jerseyville

Cities	Grafton Jerseyville

Town	Otterville

Villages	Brighton‡ Elsah Fidelity Fieldon

Townships	Elsah English Fidelity Jersey Mississippi Otter Creek Piasa Quarry Richwood Rosedale Ruyle

Unincorporated communities	Beltrees Chautauqua Delhi Democrat Spring Dow East Newbern Kemper Lake Piasa Lockhaven McClusky New Delhi Newbern Nutwood Reardon Reddish Rosedale Spankey

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

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