Ophiem, Illinois

Ophiem
Unincorporated community
Ophiem
Coordinates: 41°15′09″N 90°23′15″W / 41.25250°N 90.38750°W / 41.25250; -90.38750Coordinates: 41°15′09″N 90°23′15″W / 41.25250°N 90.38750°W / 41.25250; -90.38750
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry County
Township	Lynn Township
Elevation	227 m (745 ft)
ZIP code	61468
GNIS feature ID	0415140

Ophiem is an unincorporated community in Lynn Township, Henry County, Illinois, United States.

It was founded in 1850 by Johannes and Carl Johan Samuelson, who named it "Opphem", after their family farm in Sweden.

A post office was established in 1871.^[1]

Geography

Ophiem is located at 41°15′09″N 90°23′15″W / 41.25250°N 90.38750°W / 41.25250; -90.38750 at an elevation of 745 feet.

References

↑ Callary, Edward (2009). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois.

"Ophiem". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-19.

Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Cambridge

Cities	Colona Galva Geneseo Kewanee

Towns	Annawan Atkinson

Villages	Alpha Andover Bishop Hill Cambridge Cleveland Coal Valley‡ Hooppole Orion Woodhull

Townships	Alba Andover Annawan Atkinson Burns Cambridge Clover Colona Cornwall Edford Galva Geneseo Hanna Kewanee Loraine Lynn Munson Osco Oxford Phenix Weller Western Wethersfield Yorktown

Unincorporated communities	Aliceville Briar Bluff Dayton Fairbank German Corner Green River Lynn Center Morristown Nekoma Opheim Osco Shady Beach Sunny Hill Estates Sunny Hill Ulah Warner Woodcrest

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

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