Aiken is a rural

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lying in Rice Township in

Jo Daviess County Jo Daviess County () is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 22,678. Its county seat is Galena. Jo Daviess County is part of the Tri-State Area and is located near D ...

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, near the

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border. It was originally established as a

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around 1887, and lay along trunk lines of the

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and Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Railroad.(27 May 1901)
Aiken, The Beautiful
''Galena Daily Gazette''(6 September 1889)
A Great Game
''Galena Daily Gazette''(17 July 1906)
Building New Town
''Galena Daily Gazette''(7 February 1888)
Railroad Items
''Galena Daily Gazette'' ("has been appointed agent at Aiken, the new station at the junction of the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City and the C. B. & N., about a mile and a half south of Galena Junction) It is located at latitude 42.353 and longitude -90.415.

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Unincorporated communities in Illinois Unincorporated communities in Jo Daviess County, Illinois Illinois populated places on the Mississippi River {{JoDaviessCountyIL-geo-stub