Akron, Illinois

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Akron, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Akron, Illinois
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Akron, Illinois
Coordinates: 40°54′14″N89°39′14″W / 40.90389°N 89.65389°W / 40.90389; -89.65389
Country United States
State Illinois
County Peoria
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 309
GNIS feature ID422393 [1]

Akron is an unincorporated community in Akron Township, 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. 1 2 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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