Randolph, Illinois
Randolph is an unincorporated community in McLean County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]
Randolph, Illinois | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Randolph, Illinois Randolph, Illinois | |
Coordinates: 40°22′34″N 88°58′49″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | McLean |
Elevation | 781 ft (238 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 309 |
GNIS feature ID | 423100[1] |
History
A variant name was "Randolph Station".[1] A post office called Randolph's Grove was established in 1833, the name was changed to Randolph in 1862, and the post office closed in 1963.[2] The community has the name of Gardner Randolph, a pioneer settler.[3]
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gollark: It can simulate any Turing machine, except ones which compute exponents (or use more than 92TB of tape).
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Randolph
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 43.
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