Ficklin, Illinois

Ficklin, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Ficklin, Illinois is located in Illinois
Ficklin, Illinois
Ficklin, Illinois
Location within Illinois
Ficklin, Illinois is located in the United States
Ficklin, Illinois
Ficklin, Illinois
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 39°47′55″N 88°21′19″W / 39.79861°N 88.35528°W / 39.79861; -88.35528
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyDouglas
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code217
GNIS feature ID408352[1]

Ficklin is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. Ficklin is 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Tuscola.

The community (at times called a village locally)[2] is named after Orlando B. Ficklin, who served in the United States House of Representatives.[3] It once had a store and post office.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ficklin, Illinois
  2. ↑ (26 November 1953). 4 Ficklin Residents Have "Alcohol" Wells, Tuscola Review
  3. ↑ A Genealogical History of the Ficklin Family, p. 14 (1912)
  4. ↑ (16 January 1910). Suspected Burglars, Champaign Daily News (reporting on robbery of store in Ficklin which also housed post office)


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