Akron, Illinois
Akron is an unincorporated community in Peoria County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]
History
Akron was made a railroad station in 1901 when the Chicago and North Western Railway was extended to that point.[2] A large share of the early settlers being natives of Akron, Ohio, caused the name to be selected.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Akron, Illinois
- ^ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 35.
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40°54′14″N 89°39′14″W / 40.90389°N 89.65389°W
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