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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drowning Fork
- ↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
40°30′48″N90°33′24″W / 40.513374°N 90.556796°W
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