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Benld
Benld is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,464 at the 2020 census, down from 1,556 in 2010. It is located in the Metro-East portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. ''Benld'' was declared the "most difficult to pronounce" place name in the state of Illinois by ''Reader's Digest''. History Benld was established in 1903. The name derives from founder Benjamin L. Dorsey (d. June 19, 1895), who was responsible for gaining the land on which the town was built and coal mining rights. "Benld" is the combination of Dorsey's first name and his middle and last initial. On September 29, 1938, a meteorite landed in Benld, marking only the third meteorite landing in Illinois since records were kept. It is one of the few known meteorites to strike a man-made object, punching a hole in the roof of Edward McCain's garage and embedding itself in the seat of his 1928 Pontiac coupe. A neighbor, Mrs. Carl Crum, was standing about fifty feet from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Route 138
Illinois Route 138 is a state highway in southwestern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 159 north of Bunker Hill to the city of Mount Olive at Illinois Street, a former alignment of ''U.S. Route 66''. This is a distance of . Route description Illinois 138 runs east–west, with a bend north through the city of Benld. It is a two-lane surface road for its entire length. South of Benld, it also overlaps Illinois Route 4 for a few miles. History SBI Route 138 ran from Mount Carmel to Grayville; in 1937, this became Illinois Route 1. It was put on its current alignment in 1942, replacing parts of Illinois Route 38. Major intersections References External links *{{ccat-inline 138 138 may refer to: *138 (number) *138 BC *AD 138 Year 138 ( CXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Niger and Camer ... Transportation in Macoupin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Clare, Illinois
Mount Clare is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 311 at the 2020 census. Geography Mount Clare is located in southeastern Macoupin County at (39.099811, -89.821915). It is bordered to the east by the city of Benld, and Gillespie is to the north. Illinois Route 4 runs north-south through the east side of the village, while Illinois Route 138 leads southwest to Wilsonville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mount Clare has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.47%, are water. The village is drained by the headwaters of Big Branch, a south-flowing tributary of Cahokia Creek, which runs to the Mississippi River northeast of St. Louis. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 433 people, 135 households, and 91 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 144 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.46% White, 0.92% African American, 0.46% Native Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawyerville, Illinois
Sawyerville is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the population was 268. Geography Sawyerville is located in southeastern Macoupin County at (39.078047, -89.806263). It is bordered to the north by the city of Benld, Illinois, Benld. Illinois Route 4 passes through the west side of the village, leading north to Gillespie, Illinois, Gillespie and south to Staunton, Illinois, Staunton, while Illinois Route 138 passes through the east side of the village, leading north to its terminus in Benld and east to Interstate 55 at White City, Illinois, White City. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sawyerville has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.40%, are water. An unnamed stream forming a ravine splits the village into a small eastern section and larger western section. The village is part of the Cahokia Creek watershed leading southwest to the Mississippi River. Demographics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meteorite
A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or Natural satellite, moon. When the original object enters the atmosphere, various factors such as friction, pressure, and chemical interactions with the atmospheric gases cause it to heat up and radiate energy. It then becomes a meteor and forms a Meteoroid#Fireball, fireball, also known as a shooting star; astronomers call the brightest examples "Bolide#Astronomy, bolides". Once it settles on the larger body's surface, the meteor becomes a meteorite. Meteorites vary greatly in size. For geologists, a bolide is a meteorite large enough to create an impact crater. Meteorites that are recovered after being observed as they transit the atmosphere and Impact event, impact the Earth are called meteorite falls. All others are known as meteorite finds. Meteorites have traditiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Illinois
Illinois is a U.S. state, state located in the Midwestern United States. According to the 2020 United States census Illinois is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 6th most populous state with inhabitants but the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 24th largest by land area spanning of land. Illinois is divided into 102 County (United States), counties and, as of 2020, contained 1,300 Municipal corporation, incorporated municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and villages. The largest municipality by population is Chicago with 2,746,388 residents while the smallest by population is Valley City, Illinois, Valley City with 14 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Chicago, which spans , while the smallest is Irwin, Illinois, Irwin at . List File:ChicagoFromCellularField.jpg, alt=Skyline of Chicago, Chicago is Illinois' most populous municipality. File:Paramount Theatre - panoramio.jpg, alt=Paramount Theatre, Aurora, Paramount Theatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macoupin County, Illinois
Macoupin County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 47,765. The county seat is Carlinville. The primary industry is agriculture, consisting of crops of corn (maize), soybeans, and some wheat. History The region was inhabited by Illinoisan Indians when the first white explorers arrived. Indeed, ' is an adaptation of the Miami-Illinois term for the American lotus, ''Nelumbo lutea''. None of the native Indians remain, although some descendants of the earliest European settlers claim partial ancestry. The first European contact was by French explorers in the seventeenth century, travelling southward down the major rivers. The main European settlement was from the southwest, as people moved inland from the established transportation route of the Mississippi River. Macoupin County was established on January 17, 1829. It was formed out of Greene and Madison Counties and was named after Macoupin Creek, which runs near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Route 4
Illinois Route 4 is a major north–south highway that runs south from the Interstate 55 business loop around the state capital of Springfield, south to Illinois Route 13 just north of Murphysboro. This is a distance of . Route description Illinois Route 4 starts at Illinois 13 and Illinois 127 at a point about north of Murphysboro. It zigzags through small southern towns such as Steeleville, Sparta, and Marissa, before straightening out near Mascoutah. IL Route 4 is an important road in St. Clair and Madison counties as it connects many suburbs and exurbs on the eastern edge of St. Louis, including Mascoutah, Lebanon, Troy, Highland, Edwardsville, Hamel, Staunton, Benld, and Gillespie. From Carlinville northwards the route is important since it connects many medium-sized rural towns and bedroom communities in Macoupin and Sangamon counties, such as Girard, Virden, Auburn, and Chatham, with Springfield. The road passes directly through Chatham, a fast-growing city that has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States and part of the Metro East region of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The population was 3,168 at the 2020 census. Gillespie provides police protection for Benld, Mt Clare, and Eagerville. In addition Gillespie also supplies water to Benld, Sawyerville, Wilsonville, Mt Clare, Dorchester, East Gillespie, and Eagerville, as well as sewer services to East Gillespie and Eagerville. History The first group of settlers arrived to what is now present-day Gillespie in the late 1820s from Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. The township thrived in the 1830s, increasing in population and businesses. In 1835 the first schoolhouse was built. Gillespie was officially incorporated as a town in the spring of 1853. By 1904, the population rose to 3,100 and there were a number of businesses, churches, and schools. On January 29, 1905, a giant fire swept through the entirety of the business district and destroyed m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White City, Illinois
White City is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 212 as of the 2020 census. Geography White City is located in southeastern Macoupin County at (39.072429, -89.764128). Interstate 55 runs along the eastern border of the village, with access from Exit 44 ( Illinois Route 138). The Interstate runs north to Springfield, the state capital, and southwest to St. Louis. IL 138 leads east to the center of Mount Olive (the mailing address for White City with ZIP Code 62069) and northwest to Benld. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, White City has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.33%, are water. The village drains west to the valley of Cahokia Creek and southeast to East Creek, its tributary. Cahokia Creek is a west-flowing direct tributary of the Mississippi River. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 221 people, 90 households, and 56 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 103 hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Code 217
Area codes 217 and 447 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for much of the central part of the U.S. state of Illinois. The numbering plan area (NPA) includes the state capital, Springfield, and Champaign, Urbana, Decatur, Taylorville, Danville, Effingham, Quincy, Rantoul, and Jacksonville. 217 was one of the original North American area codes created in 1947 and 447 was added to the same area in 2021 to form an all-services overlay. History In the original configuration of the first nationwide telephone numbering plan, the numbering plan area 217 included most of Metro East, the Illinois side of the St. Louis metropolitan area. In 1951, a slight boundary shift reassigned most of the southern portion of Metro East to area code 618, leaving the northern portion in 217. The only other significant change in boundaries was in 1957, when its northern portion ( Peoria, Bloomington-Normal) was combined with part of the region of area code 815 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories, Antarctica, and the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. It is a type of gazetteer. It was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names. Data were collected in two phases. Although a third phase was considered, which would have handled name changes where local usages differed from maps, it was never begun. The database is part of a system that includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps that confirm the feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for a feature, are also recorded. Each feature receives a per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
