Pyramid, Illinois

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Pyramid, Illinois
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Pyramid, Illinois
Coordinates: 38°20′03″N89°13′40″W / 38.33417°N 89.22778°W / 38.33417; -89.22778 Coordinates: 38°20′03″N89°13′40″W / 38.33417°N 89.22778°W / 38.33417; -89.22778
Country United States
State Illinois
County Washington
Township Ashley
Elevation
561 ft (171 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 618
GNIS feature ID423095 [1]

Pyramid (also known as Tuckerville [2] ) is an unincorporated community in Ashley Township, Washington County, Illinois, United States. [1] The community is located at the junction of U.S. Route 51 and Illinois Route 15. [2] It was once the site of the Egyptian Bus Company, which was later bought by Greyhound. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pyramid, Illinois
  2. 1 2 General Highway Map: Washington County, Illinois (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. February 21, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  3. Hinton, Wayne. "Washington County, Illinois Tuckerville". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.



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