Denmark, Illinois

Denmark, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°59′51″N 89°29′50″W / 37.99750°N 89.49722°W / 37.99750; -89.49722Coordinates: 37°59′51″N 89°29′50″W / 37.99750°N 89.49722°W / 37.99750; -89.49722
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Perry
Elevation	440 ft (130 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	618
GNIS feature ID	422617^[1]

Denmark is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Illinois, United States. Denmark is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Cutler.

History

A post office was established at Denmark in 1865, and remained in operation until 1906.^[2] The first postmaster being a Danish immigrant most likely caused the name to be selected.^[3]

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Pinckneyville
Cities	Du Quoin Pinckneyville
Villages	Cutler St. Johns Tamaroa Willisville
Precincts	Beaucoup Cutler Du Quoin No. 1 Du Quoin No. 2 Du Quoin No. 3 Du Quoin No. 4 Du Quoin No. 5 Du Quoin No. 6 Du Quoin No. 7 Du Quoin No. 8 Du Quoin No. 9 Du Quoin No. 10 Du Quoin No. 11 Du Quoin No. 12 Pinckneyville No. 1 Pinckneyville No. 2 Pinckneyville No. 3 Pinckneyville No. 4 Pinckneyville No. 5 Pinckneyville No. 6 Pinckneyville No. 7 Pinckneyville No. 8 Sunfield Swanwick Tamaroa No. 1 Tamaroa No. 2 Willisville
Unincorporated communities	Conant Denmark Denny Pyatts Sunfield Swanwick Todds Mill Winkle
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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