Eden, Randolph County, Illinois

Eden, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Eden, Illinois
Coordinates: 38°07′14″N 89°40′03″W / 38.12056°N 89.66750°W / 38.12056; -89.66750Coordinates: 38°07′14″N 89°40′03″W / 38.12056°N 89.66750°W / 38.12056; -89.66750
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Randolph
Elevation	535 ft (163 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	618
GNIS feature ID	407764^[1]

Eden is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Eden is located at the junction of Illinois Route 153 and Illinois Route 154, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) east of Sparta.^[2]

The community is best known for supposedly containing a "station" (safe house) for escaped slaves along the Underground Railroad coming up from Chester on their way to Canada during the American Civil War.

References

↑ "Eden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ Randolph County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. 1998. Retrieved July 3, 2012.

Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Chester

Cities	Chester Red Bud Sparta

Villages	Baldwin Coulterville Ellis Grove Evansville Kaskaskia Percy Prairie du Rocher Rockwood Ruma Steeleville Tilden

Precincts	Baldwin Bremen Brewerville Central Chester Coulterville Ellis Grove Evansville Kaskaskia Palestine Percy Prairie du Rocher Red Bud Rockwood Ruma Sparta Steeleville Tilden Walsh Wine Hill

Unincorporated communities	Blair Bremen Collins Danley Dozaville Eden Fort Gage Glenn Grigg Houston Kellogg Leanderville Marigold Menard Modoc New Palestine Prairie Preston Reily Lake Roots Schuline Shiloh Hill Walsh Welge Wine Hill

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