Colchester, Illinois
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| Location in McDonough County | |
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Illinois |
| County : | McDonough County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 26 ′ N , 90 ° 48 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,401 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 538.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.6 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.6 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 205 m |
| Postal code : | 62326 |
| Area code : | +1 (+1) 309 |
| FIPS : | 17-15378 |
| GNIS ID : | 2393589 |
| Website : | www.mcg.mcdonough.il.us/Colchester.html |
Colchester is a city ( City ) in McDonough County , Illinois in the United States .
geography
The place in the west of the state is about 50 kilometers from the Mississippi .
To the north of the village is Argyle Lake State Park, where contact with the legendary Bigfoot is said to have come about .
In the south, in the area of the Colchester Township of the same name, with the settlement of Fandon, the capital of the fictional US state Forgottonia is located .
Personalities
- John Travis Nixon (1867-1909), journalist
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Colchester in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed February 17, 2018
- ↑ BFRO Report 36406: Daylight sighting by a camper in Argyle Lake State Park. Retrieved February 17, 2018 .