La Rue, Illinois | |
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  La Rue, Illinois  La Rue, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′44″N89°27′13″W / 37.54556°N 89.45361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Union |
| Elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 618 |
| GNIS feature ID | 411652 [1] |
La Rue is an unincorporated community in Union County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1]
A post office called La Rue was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1909. [2] The community most likely has the name of a pioneer settler. [3]
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LaRue County is a county in the central region of the U.S. state of Kentucky, outside the Bluegrass Region and larger population centers. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,867. Its county seat is Hodgenville, which is best known as the birthplace of United States President Abraham Lincoln. The county was established on March 4, 1843, from the southeast portion of Hardin County. It was named for John P. LaRue, an early settler. LaRue County is included in the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Louisville/Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Bardstown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area. It is a dry county.
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