Darwin, Illinois

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Darwin, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Darwin, Illinois
Coordinates: 39°17′00″N 87°36′43″W / 39.28333°N 87.61194°W / 39.28333; -87.61194Coordinates: 39°17′00″N 87°36′43″W / 39.28333°N 87.61194°W / 39.28333; -87.61194
Country United States
State Illinois
County Clark
Elevation 466 ft (142 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 217
GNIS feature ID 406956[1]

Darwin is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States. Darwin is located along the Wabash River across from the state of Indiana.

Darwin, Illinois, was named for English naturalist Charles Darwin.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 100. 
Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Illinois, United States
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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