Kickapoo, Illinois

Kickapoo, Illinois
Saint Patrick's Cemetery in Kickapoo
Kickapoo, Illinois
Kickapoo, Illinois
Coordinates: 40°47′24″N 89°45′04″W / 40.79000°N 89.75111°W / 40.79000; -89.75111
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPeoria
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code309
GNIS feature ID411445[1]

Kickapoo is an unincorporated community in Kickapoo Township, Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Kickapoo is located on U.S. Route 150, 10.8 miles (17.4 km) northwest of downtown Peoria.[2]

It was named after the Kickapoo people.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Kickapoo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Peoria County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 174.