Limerick, Illinois

Limerick, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Limerick, Illinois is located in Illinois
Limerick, Illinois
Limerick, Illinois
Location within Illinois
Limerick, Illinois is located in the United States
Limerick, Illinois
Limerick, Illinois
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 41°29′41″N 89°28′01″W / 41.49472°N 89.46694°W / 41.49472; -89.46694
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyBureau
Elevation
732 ft (223 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes815 & 779
GNIS feature ID422914[1]

Limerick is an unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois, United States, located on Illinois Route 26, north of Princeton.

History

The town was laid out in 1857 by George Limerick, a pioneer settler.[2][3] A post office called Limerick was established that same year, and remained in operation until 1892.[4] Limerick had a meeting house, store, blacksmith, physician, Methodist church, and about 15 to 20 dwellings.[2][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Limerick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Matson, Nehemiah (1867). Map of Bureau County, Illinois, with Sketches of Its Early Settlement. Tribune. p. 93.
  3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 186.
  4. ↑ "Bureau County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ Kett, Henry F. (1877). The Voters and Tax-payers of Bureau County, Illinois. H. F. Kett. p. 161.
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