Haldane, Illinois

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Haldane
Unincorporated community
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Old feed mill in Haldane.
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Haldane
Location of Haldane within Illinois
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Haldane
Haldane (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°04′45″N89°34′26″W / 42.07917°N 89.57389°W / 42.07917; -89.57389 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Ogle
Township Lincoln
Elevation
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906 ft (276 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code
61030
Area code 815
GNIS feature ID409620 [1]

Haldane is an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois, United States, located south of Forreston and west of Mount Morris.

History

Haldane had its start in 1858 as a rail station. [2] The community was named for Alexander Haldane, a railroad official. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haldane, Illinois
  2. ↑ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 43.
  3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  147.
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