Wakefield, Illinois

Wakefield, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Wakefield, Illinois is located in Illinois
Wakefield, Illinois
Wakefield, Illinois
Wakefield, Illinois is located in the United States
Wakefield, Illinois
Wakefield, Illinois
Coordinates: 38°50′24″N 88°14′38″W / 38.84000°N 88.24389°W / 38.84000; -88.24389
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyRichland
Elevation
[1]
489 ft (149 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code618
GNIS feature ID420382[1]

Wakefield is an unincorporated community in Richland County, Illinois, United States. Wakefield is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) northwest of Olney. Chemist Reynold C. Fuson was born near Wakefield.[2] Wakefield was a booming community in the early 1900s. There was a grocery store, post office, garage and a church named Liberty Baptist Church.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wakefield, Illinois
  2. ^ "Reynold Clayton Fuson". Biographical Memoirs. The National Academies Press. Retrieved February 12, 2011.


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