Philadelphia, Illinois

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Philadelphia, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Philadelphia, Illinois
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Philadelphia, Illinois
Coordinates: 39°55′26″N90°07′02″W / 39.92389°N 90.11722°W / 39.92389; -90.11722
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cass
Elevation
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620 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 217
GNIS feature ID415602 [1]

Philadelphia is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois, United States. Philadelphia is located on Illinois Route 125, southeast of Virginia. Vernon Huber, the 36th Governor of American Samoa, was born in Philadelphia. [2]

The community was named for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philadelphia, Illinois
  2. ↑ "Captain Vernon Huber". Governors. Government of American Samoa. 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  3. ↑ Callary, Edward (October 2009). Place Names of Illinois. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ISBN   978-0-252-03356-8 . Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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