Divide,_Illinois

Divide, Illinois

Divide, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Divide is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]

Quick Facts Country, State ...

History

A post office was established at Divide in 1879, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The community most likely was so named on account of its location near a drainage divide.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Divide, Illinois
  2. [2]
    "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  3. [3]
    Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.


Stub icon

This Jefferson County, Illinois location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Divide,_Illinois, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.