Rooks Creek, Illinois

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The grain elevator owned by Graymon Co-op RooksCreek.jpg
The grain elevator owned by Graymon Co-op

Rooks Creek is a small hamlet in Rooks Creek Township, Livingston County, Illinois. [1] The hamlet is served by the Pontiac mail service and shares a Pontiac address.

History

What little that's left is a grain elevator owned by Graymont Grain Co-op since 1990, and a house. The elevator sits along the alignment of a former Illinois Central line that was closed on December 1, 1981 [2] and removed later.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rooks Creek, Illinois
  2. "Graymont Cooperative Assn". www.graymontcoop.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.

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