Goodwine is an unincorporated community in southern Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.
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 Iroquois County's location in Illinois | |
  Goodwine Goodwine's location in Iroquois County | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′02″N 87°47′04″W / 40.56722°N 87.78444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Illinois |
| County | Iroquois County |
| Township | Fountain Creek Township |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| ZIP code | 60953 |
| Area code(s) | 815, 779 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0409157[1] |
Geography
editGoodwine lies along Iroquis County Road 800 East approximately 14 miles south of the city of Watseka, the county seat.[2] Its elevation is 659 feet (201 m), and it is located at 40°34′2″N 87°47′4″W / 40.56722°N 87.78444°W (40.5672584, -87.7844742)[3] near the northeast corner of Fountain Creek Township. Although Goodwine is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 60939.[4]
The town sits at the intersection of two rail lines, an active Union Pacific route connecting Chicago and St. Louis, and a defunct east–west Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad line.
Fountain Creek runs west of town, flowing northeast toward its confluence with Mud Creek.
References
edit- ^ "Goodwine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 32.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goodwine, Illinois
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
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