Guthrie, Illinois
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  Guthrie Location of Guthrie within Illinois  Guthrie Guthrie (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′30″N 88°19′30″W / 40.50833°N 88.32500°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Ford |
| Township | Dix |
| Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS ID | 409581[1] |
Guthrie is an unincorporated community in Dix Township, Ford County, Illinois, United States. It is situated along Illinois Route 54, between Melvin and Gibson City.
History[edit]
Guthrie was established about 1876 as an Illinois Central Railroad station, and was named after a director of the railroad.[2][3] The station closed in 1932.[4] The Guthrie Post Office was established on May 22, 1876,[2] and closed on September 30, 1952.[5] Guthrie was platted in 1892.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guthrie, Illinois
- ^ a b Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois (Urbana & Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2009), p. 148.
- ^ a b “Guthrie . . . Happy Birthday to you,” The Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, 22 Dec 1977, p. 12.
- ^ "I. C. R. R. Discontinues Two Stations," The Paxton Record, Paxton, Illinois, 4 Aug 1932, p. 7.
- ^ "Guthrie Post Office Closes Tuesday," The Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, 2 Oct 1952, p. 1.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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