Dry Hill, Illinois

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Dry Hill, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Dry
Hill
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Dry
Hill
Coordinates: 37°49′02″N89°33′12″W / 37.81722°N 89.55333°W / 37.81722; -89.55333
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jackson
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 618
GNIS feature ID422637 [1]

Dry Hill is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1]

History

A post office opened at Dry Hill in 1871, and remained in operation until 1877. [2] Some say the community was so named on account of its relatively high and dry elevation, while others believe the name may be derived from Samuel Dry, an early settler. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Hill, Illinois
  2. ↑ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 99. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.


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