Harding, Illinois

Harding is an unincorporated community in Freedom Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, 12 miles (19 km) north of the county seat of Ottawa.

Background

When surveyors began to determine the size of the area, Harding was to be approximately one square mile; however, Harding is only 1/2 of a mile in length from north to south and 1/5 mile wide. Crooked Leg Creek runs along the southern border. Containing less than fifty houses, this town has a population of less than 150.^[1] The village has a United Methodist Church,^[2] volunteer fire fighting station, small cemetery and Harding Grade School.^[3] A small community building, centralized in the town, is used nearly every month to host a bluegrass music show. The mail is delivered by postal carriers from the nearest post office in Earlville.

References

Municipalities and communities of LaSalle County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Ottawa

Cities	Earlville LaSalle Marseilles Mendota Oglesby Ottawa Peru Sandwich‡ Streator‡ Wenona‡

Villages	Cedar Point Dalzell‡ Dana Grand Ridge Kangley Leland Leonore Lostant Millington‡ Naplate North Utica Ransom Rutland Seneca‡ Sheridan Somonauk‡ Tonica Troy Grove

Townships	Adams Allen Brookfield Bruce Dayton Deer Park Dimmick Eagle Earl Eden Fall River Farm Ridge Freedom Grand Rapids Groveland Hope LaSalle Manlius Mendota Meriden Miller Mission Northville Ophir Osage Ottawa Otter Creek Peru Richland Rutland Serena South Ottawa Troy Grove Utica Vermillion Wallace Waltham

CDPs	Dayton Lake Holiday

Other unincorporated communities	Altmar Baker Blakes Catharine Danway Dimmick Farm Ridge Fitchmoor Garfield Harding Hitt Jonesville Kernan Leeds Lowell Meriden Milla Mount Palatine‡ Northville Norway Peterstown Piety Hill Prairie Center Reed Crossing Richards Rockwell Science Serena Stavanger Stoneyville Sulphur Springs Ticona Tomahawk Bluff Triumph Vermilionville Waltham Wedron Welland‡ Wilsman Woodland Addition

Ghost towns	Bailey Falls Culton East Wenona Freedom Centre Little Rock Munson Otter South Ottawa

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°30′54.25″N 88°50′58.06″W / 41.5150694°N 88.8494611°W / 41.5150694; -88.8494611

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