America, Illinois Explained

Official Name:America, Illinois
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Illinois#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pulaski
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:354
Coordinates:37.1383°N -89.1236°W
Area Code:618
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:422407

America is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. It lies 5miles northeast of Mound City.

Founded in part by the American entrepreneur Justus Post, Post made attempts to establish a community like the one he had previously constructed near St. Louis, Missouri that is now today Chesterfield, Missouri.[1] It was the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois, from the county's establishment in 1819 until Unity became the county seat in 1833.[2] In 1843, when Pulaski County was created, America became part of the new county. On February 14, 1881 a post office was established in America, Illinois, and this same post office was discontinued on September 15, 1942.[3] America Illinois is now a part of the 62996 ZIP code of Villa Ridge, Illinois.

Notes and References

  1. Dan Rothwell A Guide to Chesterfields Architectural Treasures|
  2. Book: Callary, Edward. Place Names of Illinois. 29 September 2008. University of Illinois Press. 978-0-252-09070-7. 9.
  3. Web site: Post Offices by County - Postmaster Finder - Who we are - About.usps.com . 2024-09-24 . about.usps.com.