Blackstone, Illinois

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Blackstone, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Blackstone, Illinois
Coordinates: 41°05′04″N 88°41′27″W / 41.08444°N 88.69083°W / 41.08444; -88.69083Coordinates: 41°05′04″N 88°41′27″W / 41.08444°N 88.69083°W / 41.08444; -88.69083
Country United States
State Illinois
County Livingston
Elevation 738 ft (225 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 61313
Area code(s) 815 & 779
GNIS feature ID 404529[1]

Blackstone is an unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Blackstone is 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Streator. Blackstone has a post office with ZIP code 61313.[2] It is part of the geographic region known as Streatorland.

The town is named after 19th-century railroad executive Timothy Blackstone. A post office was established in 1870.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ Callary, Edward (2009). "Place Names of Illinois". University of Illinois. 
Municipalities and communities of Livingston County, Illinois, United States
Cities
Town
Villages
Townships
Unincorporated
communities
  • Ancona
  • Blackstone
  • Blair
  • Budd
  • Cayuga
  • Cereal
  • Champlin
  • Charlotte
  • Eylar
  • Graymont
  • Griswold
  • Lodemia
  • Loretta
  • Manville
  • McDowell
  • Missal
  • Munster
  • Nevada
  • Ocoya
  • Reading
  • Risk
  • Rowe
  • Rugby
  • Scovel
  • Smithdale
  • South Streator
  • Sunbury
  • Swygert
  • Vermilion City
  • Wing
Ghost town
Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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