Philadelphia, Illinois | |
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Philadelphia, Illinois Philadelphia, Illinois | |
Coordinates: 39°55′26″N 90°07′02″W / 39.92389°N 90.11722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cass |
Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 217 |
GNIS feature ID | 415602[1] |
Philadelphia is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois, United States. Philadelphia is located on Illinois Route 125, southeast of Virginia. Vernon Huber, the 36th Governor of American Samoa, was born in Philadelphia.[2]
The community was named for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philadelphia, Illinois
- ↑ "Captain Vernon Huber". Governors. Government of American Samoa. 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ↑ Callary, Edward (October 2009). Place Names of Illinois. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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