Akron, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
40°54′14″N 89°39′14″W / 40.90389°N 89.65389°W / 40.90389; -89.65389CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyPeoriaElevation
722 ft (220 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code309GNIS feature ID422393[1]

Akron is an unincorporated community in Peoria County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]

History

Akron was made a railroad station in 1901 when the Chicago and North Western Railway was extended to that point.[2] A large share of the early settlers being natives of Akron, Ohio, caused the name to be selected.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Akron, Illinois
  2. ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 35.
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