Edwards is an unincorporated community in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Edwards is located on Illinois Route 8 northwest of downtown Peoria. Edwards has a post office with ZIP Code 61528;[2] the Post Office is now located on Dubois Road[3] just south of Interstate 74 exit 82, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) north of the original Edwards.
Edwards | |
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 Taylor Road at IL 8, 2007 | |
  Edwards | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′45″N 89°44′39″W / 40.74583°N 89.74417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Peoria |
| Civil township | Kickapoo |
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61528 |
| Area code | 309 |
| GNIS feature ID | 407800[1] |
History
editEdwards is in section 19 of Kickapoo Township, and was previously called Edwards Station, as a train station on the Peoria and Galesburg division of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,[4] originally the Peoria, Oquawka and Burlington Railroad in 1857 when the railroad was completed and the station opened.[5] The first settler, Isaac Jones, died in 1840.[4]
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "Post Office Locations in the Edwards, IL area". Post Office Locations. United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "Kickapoo Township". The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Chicago: Johnson & Company. 1880. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Kickapoo Township". The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Chicago: Johnson & Company. 1880. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
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