Edgar, Illinois

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Edgar
Coordinates: 39°45′20″N87°42′04″W / 39.75556°N 87.70111°W / 39.75556; -87.70111
Country United States
State Illinois
County Edgar
Elevation
650 ft (200 m)
Area code 217
GNIS feature ID407771 [1]

Edgar is an unincorporated community in Edgar County, Illinois, United States. [1] [2]

History

Abraham L. Stanfield (18601927), Illinois state representative and businessman, was born on a farm near Edgar. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Edgar, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Edgar Topo Map in Edgar County IL
  3. 'Illinois Blue Book 1927-1928,' Biographical Sketch of Abraham Stanfield, p. 254-255