Wakefield, Illinois | |
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Wakefield, Illinois Wakefield, Illinois | |
Coordinates: 38°50′24″N 88°14′38″W / 38.84000°N 88.24389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Richland |
Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 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] Wakefield was a booming community in the early 1900s. There was a grocery store, post office, garage and a church named Liberty Baptist Church.
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wakefield, Illinois
- ↑ "Reynold Clayton Fuson". Biographical Memoirs. The National Academies Press. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
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