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Walnut Prairie, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°14′24″N 87°39′58″W / 39.24000°N 87.66611°W / 39.24000; -87.66611
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Walnut Prairie, Illinois
Walnut Prairie, Illinois is located in Illinois
Walnut Prairie, Illinois
Walnut Prairie, Illinois
Walnut Prairie, Illinois is located in the United States
Walnut Prairie, Illinois
Walnut Prairie, Illinois
Coordinates: 39°14′24″N 87°39′58″W / 39.24000°N 87.66611°W / 39.24000; -87.66611
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyClark
Elevation482 ft (147 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code217
GNIS feature ID420478[1]

Walnut Prairie is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States, located along Illinois Route 1, 11 miles (18 km) south of Marshall.

Walter E. Cork (1886–1958), an Illinois state representative and businessman, was born in Walnut Prairie.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walnut Prairie, Illinois
  2. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1927-1928,' Biographical Sketch of Walter E. Cork, pg. 278-279