Garfield, Illinois

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Garfield, Illinois
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Coordinates: 41°05′06″N88°57′22″W / 41.08500°N 88.95611°W / 41.08500; -88.95611 Coordinates: 41°05′06″N88°57′22″W / 41.08500°N 88.95611°W / 41.08500; -88.95611
Country United States
State Illinois
County LaSalle
Township Osage
Elevation
666 ft (203 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 815 & 779
GNIS feature ID408890 [1]

Garfield is an unincorporated community located in Osage Township in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, located in the panhandle of LaSalle County. It is also a part of the geographic region known as Streatorland.

Garfield is named for James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States. [2]

History

  1. "Garfield". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  134.



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