Cable, Illinois

Cable is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Richland Grove Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. It is located south of Sherrard. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 117.

Geography
Cable is located in northeastern Mercer County at 41.28306°N, -90.50722°W (41.28306, −90.50722), on the east side of the valley of Camp Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Edwards River. The village of Sherrard is 3 mi to the north, and Viola is 9 mi to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cable CDP has an area of 1.14 sqmi, all land.

Notable people

 * Baby Doll Jacobson, MLB outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Philadelphia Athletics
 * Luke Nelson, MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees
 * Don Nelson, NBA player and coach.