Dunkel, Illinois

Dunkel is an unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois, United States.^[1]

Dunkel was laid out in 1876.^[2] Dunkel's post office was established May 4, 1877 and disestablished August 31, 1902; the community is now served by the Pana post office. It was situated along the Illinois Central Railroad. It was named for Elias Dunkel, an early postmaster.^[3] All that remains of Dunkel today are a few houses and a grain elevator operated by nearby Assumption Co-Op.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunkel, Illinois
↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
↑ Christian County Place Names

Municipalities and communities of Christian County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Taylorville

Cities	Assumption Pana Taylorville

Villages	Bulpitt Edinburg Harvel‡ Jeisyville Kincaid Morrisonville Mount Auburn Moweaqua‡ Owaneco Palmer Stonington Tovey

Townships	Assumption Bear Creek Buckhart Greenwood Johnson King Locust May Mosquito Mount Auburn Pana Prairieton Ricks Rosamond South Fork Stonington Taylorville

CDP	Langleyville

Other unincorporated communities	Bolivia Clarksdale Dunkel Ellis Grove City Hewittsville Midway Millersville Old Stonington Osbernville Radford Roby Rosamond Sharpsburg Sicily Vanderville Velma Willey Station Zenobia‡

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

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