Meppen (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Calhoun County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 0 ′ N , 90 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 139 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-48385 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 413413 | ||
Meppen is a settlement on community-free area ( Unincorporated Community ) in the south of Calhoun County in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . The place with around 200 inhabitants was named after the small German town Meppen in the Emsland .
geography
Meppen is located in the US state of Illinois on a peninsula between the Mississippi River and the Illinois River in Calhoun County .
history
The community was founded in 1847 by Henry Kiel. The original population consisted for the most part of emigrants from the Emsland Börger . Until 1918, German was the common language in the community. In the 1960s, the place was merged with Brussels to form one administrative district.
Personalities
Victor Hermann Balke , the former Bishop of Crookston , was born in Meppen, Illinois.
literature
- Carola Alge: Small point on the map causes amazement , in: Meppener Tagespost from September 24, 2011, p. 20.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ludwig Remling: The Emsland Meppen gave its name to the village Meppen in the state of Illinois . In: Emsländische and Bentheimer Familienforschung, Issue 113, Volume 23, pp. 25–30.
Web links
- Demographics on Clrsearch.com