Bishop, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Bishop, Illinois
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Illinois#USA
Pushpin Label:Bishop
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mason
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:495
Coordinates:40.3458°N -89.8747°W
Area Code:309
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:422467

Bishop is an unincorporated community in Forest City Township, Mason County, Illinois, United States.[1] Bishop is 3miles west-southwest of Forest City.

The community was founded in 1875 as a station on the Peoria, Pekin and Jacksonville Railroad. The town was named for the site owner Henry Bishop. Bishop's Station post office was established in 1869, changed to Bishop in 1883. Bishop is also home to the Zion Cemetery[2]

Notes and References

  1. Illinois Department of Transportation. Mason County General Highway Map. 1984. August 1, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320074707/http://www.dot.state.il.us/maps/county/mason.pdf. March 20, 2012. mdy-all.
  2. Book: Callary, Edward . Place Names of Illinois . University of Illinois . 2009 . 9780252090707 .