Lombardville, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Lombardville, Illinois
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Illinois#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Stark
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:751
Coordinates:41.2211°N -89.6583°W
Area Code:309
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:412530

Lombardville is an unincorporated community in Stark County, Illinois, United States, located 3miles north of Bradford.

History

Lombardville served as a station for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Lombardville was platted on July 8, 1870, and served as a station for the Buda Rushville Railroad Branch, which connected with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad system. In the early 1870s the town had a hotel, grain elevator, and the Lombardville mining company. A post office called Lombardville was established in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1931.[1] The community was named for the Lombard family, the original owners of the town site.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stark County . Jim Forte Postal History . 21 June 2015.
  2. Book: Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. 1905. U.S. Government Printing Office. 189.