Radford, Illinois

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Radford, Illinois
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Radford, Illinois
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Radford, Illinois
Coordinates: 39°34′39″N89°2′4″W / 39.57750°N 89.03444°W / 39.57750; -89.03444
CountryUnited States
State Illinois
County Christian
Elevation
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623 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 217
GNIS feature ID423098 [1]

Radford is an unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois, United States.

The community has the name of George Radford, a local landowner. [2] Despite once being a thriving community with a post office, all that remains of Radford is one residence. Google maps currently shows two homes but the southernmost home was razed in recent years.[ citation needed ] Mail for Radford should be addressed to Moweaqua, IL 62550.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Radford, Illinois
  2. Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 44.