Fountain, Illinois

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Fountain
Unincorporated
Name origin: Fountain Creek

Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Monroe
Precinct	15

Elevation	397 ft (121 m)
Coordinates	38°16′39″N 90°21′00″W / 38.2775, -90.35

Government	Unincorporated

Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62295
Area code	618

Location of Fountain within Illinois

Fountain, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in the historic Moredock Precinct of Monroe County, Illinois, United States. It is located just off Bluff Road in the American Bottoms, situated next to the levees lining Fountain Creek as it makes its way west toward the Mississippi River.

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Fountain, Illinois is at coordinates 38°21′45″N 90°16′58″W / 38.3625537, -90.2828941 (Fountain, Illinois)Coordinates: 38°21′45″N 90°16′58″W / 38.3625537, -90.2828941 (Fountain, Illinois)

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