Guthrie | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Ford |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Dix |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Guthrie within Illinois |
Coordinates: | 40.5083°N -88.325°W |
Elevation Ft: | 807 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Blank Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank Info: | 409581 |
Guthrie is an unincorporated community in Dix Township, Ford County, Illinois, United States. It is situated along Illinois Route 54, between Melvin and Gibson City.
Guthrie was established about 1876 as an Illinois Central Railroad station, and was named after a director of the railroad.[1] [2] The station closed in 1932.[3] The Guthrie Post Office was established on May 22, 1876,[1] and closed on September 30, 1952.[4] Guthrie was platted in 1892.[2]