Official Name: | Divide, Illinois |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Divide |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 541 |
Coordinates: | 38.4469°N -88.8297°W |
Area Code: | 618 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 422629 |
Divide is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.
A post office was established at Divide in 1879, and remained in operation until 1905.[1] The community most likely was so named on account of its location near a drainage divide.[2]