Goodwine, Illinois

Goodwine is an unincorporated community in southern Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.

Goodwine
Unincorporated community
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Goodwine
Goodwine's location in Iroquois County
Coordinates: 40°34′02″N 87°47′04″W
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyIroquois County
TownshipFountain Creek Township
Elevation
659 ft (201 m)
ZIP code
60953
Area code(s)815, 779
GNIS feature ID0409157[1]

Geography

Goodwine lies along Iroquis County Road 800 East approximately 14 miles south of the city of Watseka, the county seat.[2] Its elevation is 659 feet (201 m), and it is located at 40°34′2″N 87°47′4″W (40.5672584, -87.7844742)[3] near the northeast corner of Fountain Creek Township. Although Goodwine is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 60939.[4]

The town sits at the intersection of two rail lines, an active Union Pacific route connecting Chicago and St. Louis, and a defunct east-west Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad line.

Fountain Creek runs west of town, flowing northeast toward its confluence with Mud Creek.

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References
  1. "Goodwine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 32.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goodwine, Illinois
  4. Zip Code Lookup



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