Goodwine, Illinois Explained

Goodwine
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map:USA Illinois Iroquois County
Pushpin Label:Goodwine
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Goodwine's location in Iroquois County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Iroquois County
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Fountain Creek Township
Elevation M:201
Elevation Ft:659
Coordinates:40.5672°N -87.7844°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:60953
Area Code:815, 779
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0409157
Unit Pref:imperial

Goodwine is an unincorporated community in southern Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.

Geography

Goodwine lies along Iroquis County Road 800 East approximately 14 miles south of the city of Watseka, the county seat.[1] Its elevation is 659 feet (201 m), and it is located at 40.5672°N -87.7844°W (40.5672584, -87.7844742) near the northeast corner of Fountain Creek Township. Although Goodwine is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 60939.[2]

The town sits at the intersection of two rail lines, an active Union Pacific route connecting Chicago and St. Louis, and a defunct east–west Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad line.

Fountain Creek runs west of town, flowing northeast toward its confluence with Mud Creek.

Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 32.
  2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=60939 Zip Code Lookup