Official Name: | Deselm, Illinois |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Deselm |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kankakee |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Rockville |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 682 |
Coordinates: | 41.2494°N -87.9744°W |
Area Code: | 815 & 779 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 407148 |
Deselm is an unincorporated community in Kankakee County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.
A post office was established at Deselm in 1867, and remained in operation until 1902.[1]
John B. Deselm, the first postmaster, gave the community its name.[2]