Akin, Illinois

Akin is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. Akin is 10 miles (16 km) east of Benton. Akin had a post office, which closed on July 2, 2011.[2]

Akin, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Akin
Akin
Coordinates: 37°59′17″N 88°44′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFranklin
TownshipEastern
Elevation
472 ft (144 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)618
GNIS feature ID403371[1]

History

A post office has been in operation at Akin since 1860.[3] George W. Aken, the first postmaster, most likely gave the community his name.[4]

gollark: > One hundred grams of honey provides about 1,270 kJ (304 kcal) of energy with no significant amounts of essential nutrients.[8] Composed of 17% water and 82% carbohydrates, honey has low content of fat, dietary fiber, and protein.
gollark: Isn't honey basically just orange sugary stuff?
gollark: You just need unreasonable amounts of slaves.
gollark: But then you need even MORE slaves to harvest and manage the plants.
gollark: Even if you can live entirely on those, it would be unhealthy and thus worsen the slaves, and producing that at the necessary scales would still be polluting.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Akin, Illinois
  2. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  3. "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.



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