Philadelphia, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
39°55′26″N 90°07′02″W / 39.92389°N 90.11722°W / 39.92389; -90.11722CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyCassElevation
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620 ft (190 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code217GNIS feature ID415602[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. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philadelphia, Illinois
  2. ^ "Captain Vernon Huber". Governors. Government of American Samoa. 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  3. ^ 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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