Fowler, Illinois

Fowler
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams

Elevation	732 ft (223.1136 m)
Coordinates	40°00′28″N 91°15′31″W / 40.00778°N 91.25861°W / 40.00778; -91.25861Coordinates: 40°00′28″N 91°15′31″W / 40.00778°N 91.25861°W / 40.00778; -91.25861

Population	1,603 (2000)

Founded	1857

Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Location of Fowler within Illinois
Location of Fowler in the United States

Fowler is an unincorporated community in Gilmer Township, Adams County, Illinois, United States and is located near Quincy. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. U.S. Route 24 passes through the center of town as well as the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad. Interstate 172 begins two miles west of Fowler. The most famous resident of Fowler was William Scott Gray, Jr., better known as the creator of the Dick and Jane readers published by Scott, Foresman, and Company. Fowler was the first teaching job Dr. Gray had in his career.

References

Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Quincy

City	Quincy

Town	La Prairie

Villages	Camp Point Clayton Coatsburg Columbus Golden Liberty Lima Loraine Mendon Payson Plainville Ursa

Townships	Beverly Burton Camp Point Clayton Columbus Concord Ellington Fall Creek Gilmer Honey Creek Houston Keene Liberty Lima McKee Melrose Mendon Northeast Payson Richfield Riverside Ursa

Unincorporated communities	Adams Beverly Bigneck Blacks Bloomfield Burton Chatton Chestline Country Meadows Ewbanks Fall Creek Fowler Hickory Grove Kellerville Kingston Marblehead Marcelline Meyer North Quincy Paloma Richfield Rock Creek Sheridan Estates Spring Valley Woodville

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