Texico, Illinois Explained

Texico
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jefferson
Subdivision Type3:Township
Pushpin Map:Illinois#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Texico within Illinois
Coordinates:38.4394°N -88.8969°W
Elevation Ft:512
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:809
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:419617
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:62889
Area Code:618

Texico (62889 - also called Field) is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 851 at the 2010 census.

Texico was named by Cashus M. Columbus Theodore Claybourn (1860 - 1936), a resident of Texico from his birth until 1901, when he moved to Texas.[1] Cashus derived the name of "Texico" by using Tex for Texas where he had moved, the i for Illinois, the c for Claybourn, and o for Osborns, a family which owned the land on the south side of the main road in the town.

Four churches are located in Texico, the largest and oldest being the Panther Fork Baptist Church. Others include Donoho (a Prairie Christian Church), Antioch Christian Church, and Union Chapel. Texico also has a Post Office, previously had a bank (Texico State Bank) and is home to Field Grade School, a K-8 elementary school.

References

38.4394°N -88.8969°W

Notes and References

  1. The Claybourn Genealogical Society. "Cashus M. Columbus Theodore Claybourn." 10 February 2009. http://www.claybourn.org/cashus-marshall-columbus-theodore-claybourn/ (14 February 2009).