Hopper, Illinois

Hopper, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°47′08″N 90°59′27″W / 40.78556°N 90.99083°W / 40.78556; -90.99083
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henderson
Elevation	577 ft (176 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	309
GNIS feature ID	422821^[1]

Hopper is an unincorporated community in Stronghurst Township, Henderson County, Illinois, United States. Hopper is located on County Route 6, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) west-northwest of Stronghurst.^[2]

Hopper was originally named Warren, Illinois. The village was laid out by Lambert Hopper on March 25, 1840. It was often called Hopper's Mill in the 19th century because Lambert Hopper and his son, Wesley Hopper, operated a thriving lumber mill in the area.

For more information, see page 889 of the "History of Mercer and Henderson Counties" published by the H. H. Hill & Company, Chicago in 1882.

References

↑ "Hopper". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ Henderson County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.

Municipalities and communities of Henderson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Oquawka
City	Dallas City‡
Villages	Biggsville Gladstone Gulfport Lomax Media Oquawka Raritan Stronghurst
Townships	Bald Bluff Biggsville Carman Gladstone Lomax Media Oquawka Raritan Rozetta Stronghurst Terre Haute
Unincorporated communities	Bald Bluff Carman Decorra Hopper Olena Shokokon Terre Haute
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°47′08″N 90°59′27″W / 40.78556°N 90.99083°W / 40.78556; -90.99083

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