Indian Oaks, Illinois

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Indian Oaks, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Indian Oaks
Coordinates: 41°11′30″N87°51′05″W / 41.19167°N 87.85139°W / 41.19167; -87.85139
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kankakee
Township Bourbonnais
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 815 & 779
GNIS feature ID422837 [1]

Indian Oaks is an unincorporated community in Kankakee County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1]

History

Variant names were "La Prairie" and "Tucker". [1] A post office called Tucker was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1909. [2] The "Tucker" name was after J. F. Tucker, a railroad official. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Oaks
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 45.
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