Elmore is a small, unincorporated settlement in the northwest corner of Millbrook Township, Peoria County, Illinois. The Spoon River runs nearby.
Elmore | |
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  Elmore Location of Elmore within Illinois  Elmore Elmore (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 89°58′37″W / 40.95667°N 89.97694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Peoria |
| Township | Millbrook |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 309 |
It did have one church, a United Methodist Church, but it closed in 2008. The church building was built in 1865 and 1866 by Presbyterians/Congregationalists then later sold to Methodists. The building has since been renovated into a house and no longer resembles the original structure which used to be maintained by the people of the town on a volunteer basis before being sold by the Methodists.
Elmore was settled in the 1830s It was originally named Rochester, but this was changed due to a municipality in Illinois already named Rochester. Many local people, even in the 21st century, still refer to Elmore as Rochester.[citation needed] It was recently described in a book about the Underground Railroad by Owen Muelder. It was an important stop on the Underground Railroad.[citation needed]
References
edit- Underground Railroad
- http://www.undergroundrailroadconductor.com/UGRRinIllinois.htm Archived 2015-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
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