Edwards, Illinois

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
Unincorporated community
Taylor Road at IL 8, 2007
Edwards
Coordinates: 40°44′45″N 89°44′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPeoria
Civil townshipKickapoo
Elevation
525 ft (160 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61528
Area code(s)309
GNIS feature ID407800[1]

History

Edwards 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
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. "Post Office Locations in the Edwards, IL area". Post Office Locations. United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  4. "Kickapoo Township". The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Chicago: Johnson & Company. 1880. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  5. "Kickapoo Township". The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Chicago: Johnson & Company. 1880. Retrieved 2012-03-05.



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