Delafield, Illinois

Delafield, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°08′52″N 88°36′10″W / 38.14778°N 88.60278°W / 38.14778; -88.60278Coordinates: 38°08′52″N 88°36′10″W / 38.14778°N 88.60278°W / 38.14778; -88.60278
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Elevation	413 ft (126 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	618
GNIS feature ID	407101^[1]

Delafield is an unincorporated community in Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. Delafield is located on Illinois Route 142, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northwest of McLeansboro.

History

Delafield was founded in 1872 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] A post office was established at Delafield in 1872, and remained in operation until 1953.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delafield, Illinois
↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
↑ "Hamilton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: McLeansboro
Cities	McLeansboro
Town	Belle Prairie City
Villages	Broughton Dahlgren Macedonia‡
Townships	Beaver Creek Crook Crouch Dahlgren Flannigan Knights Prairie Mayberry McLeansboro South Crouch South Flannigan South Twigg Twigg
Unincorporated communities	Aden Braden Dale Delafield Piopolis Rural Hill Tuckers Corners West Rural Hill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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