Tunnel Hill, Illinois

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Tunnel Hill, high point and eponym of the Tunnel Hill State Trail
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Tunnel Hill
Location of Tunnel Hill within Illinois
Coordinates: 37°31′25″N88°50′19″W / 37.52361°N 88.83861°W / 37.52361; -88.83861 Coordinates: 37°31′25″N88°50′19″W / 37.52361°N 88.83861°W / 37.52361; -88.83861
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Johnson
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
62972
Area code(s) 618

Tunnel Hill is an unincorporated community in northwestern Johnson County, Illinois. It is best known for its namesake railroad tunnel that gives the name to the Tunnel Hill State Trail, a rails-to-trails project developed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.



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