Conrad, Illinois
Conrad is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. Conrad is southwest of Brussels. Hetzer Cemetery is located in the community.
Conrad, Illinois | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Conrad, Illinois Conrad, Illinois | |
Coordinates: 38°55′31″N 90°37′01″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Calhoun |
Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 618 |
GNIS feature ID | 422578[1] |
History
A post office called Conrad opened up in the community in 1880 and shut down in 1903. At the time of the post office's opening, Conrad had a river landing called Martin's Landing. It was owned by the postmaster of the Conrad post office, John Martins.
gollark: They seem to have decided that now knives are EXTREME DANGER™ and are overregulating them, despite them being waaaay more useful as general-use tools than guns.
gollark: I mean, knives would be very UK.
gollark: Um.
gollark: Although ours seems to be *much* lower than that.
gollark: Well, we have a fifth of the population, so absent any differences you'd expect a fifth of the rate of police murdering.
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
A New Geography Of Calhoun County
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