Armstrong, Illinois

Armstrong
Unincorporated community
The Armstrong post office
Vermilion County's location in Illinois
Armstrong Armstrong's location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°18′23″N 87°52′40″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion County
Township	Middlefork Township
Established	1876
Elevation	212 m (696 ft)
ZIP code	61812
Area code	217
GNIS feature ID	0403620[1]

Armstrong is an unincorporated community in Middlefork Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.

History

Armstrong was laid out in 1876 on land owned by Thomas and Henry Armstrong; it was on the route of the Havana, Rantoul, and Eastern narrow-gauge railroad (which later became the Illinois Central Railroad).

On October 2, 1908, a fire destroyed many important buildings in Armstrong, including the general store, the harness shop, the blacksmith shop, the lumber yard, the opera house, the post office, and the grain elevator. Water was pumped by hand by residents to try to fight the fire, and water was also brought by rail from over a mile away; the town had no fire equipment.[2]

Geography

Armstrong is located in the northwestern part of the county, just northeast of the intersection of U.S. Route 136 and Illinois State Route 49. It is about four miles west of Potomac.

Looking north into Armstrong across the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River

References

1. "Armstrong". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
2. Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc. p. 39.

External links

• NACo