Akron, Illinois

Akron is an unincorporated community in Peoria County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]

Akron, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Akron, Illinois
Akron, Illinois
Coordinates: 40°54′14″N 89°39′14″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPeoria
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)309
GNIS feature ID422393[1]

History

Akron was made a railroad station in 1901 when the Chicago and North Western Railway was extended to that point.[2] A large share of the early settlers being natives of Akron, Ohio, caused the name to be selected.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Akron, Illinois
  2. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 35.



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