Guthrie, Illinois

Guthrie
Unincorporated
Guthrie is located in Illinois
Guthrie
Guthrie
Location of Guthrie within Illinois
Guthrie is located in the United States
Guthrie
Guthrie
Guthrie (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°30′30″N 88°19′30″W / 40.50833°N 88.32500°W / 40.50833; -88.32500[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFord
TownshipDix
Elevation
[1]
807 ft (246 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS ID409581[1]

Guthrie is an unincorporated community in Dix Township, Ford County, Illinois, United States. It is situated along Illinois Route 54, between Melvin and Gibson City.

History

Guthrie was established about 1876 as an Illinois Central Railroad station, and was named after a director of the railroad.[2][3] The station closed in 1932.[4] The Guthrie Post Office was established on May 22, 1876,[2] and closed on September 30, 1952.[5] Guthrie was platted in 1892.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guthrie, Illinois
  2. ^ a b Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois (Urbana & Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2009), p. 148.
  3. ^ a b “Guthrie . . . Happy Birthday to you,” The Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, 22 Dec 1977, p. 12.
  4. ^ "I. C. R. R. Discontinues Two Stations," The Paxton Record, Paxton, Illinois, 4 Aug 1932, p. 7.
  5. ^ "Guthrie Post Office Closes Tuesday," The Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, 2 Oct 1952, p. 1.


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