Wakefield, Illinois

Wakefield, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Wakefield, Illinois
Coordinates: 38°50′24″N 88°14′38″W / 38.84000°N 88.24389°W / 38.84000; -88.24389Coordinates: 38°50′24″N 88°14′38″W / 38.84000°N 88.24389°W / 38.84000; -88.24389
Country United States
State Illinois
County Richland
Elevation 492 ft (150 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 618
GNIS feature ID 420382[1]

Wakefield is an unincorporated community in Richland County, Illinois, United States. Wakefield is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) northwest of Olney. Chemist Reynold C. Fuson was born near Wakefield.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wakefield, Illinois
  2. "Reynold Clayton Fuson". Biographical Memoirs. The National Academies Press. Retrieved 12 February 2011.


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