Lawndale, Logan County, Illinois

Lawndale is a community in Logan County, Illinois, United States which lies northeast of Springfield. The town lies on Interstate 55, part of the old Route 66, between Atlanta and Lincoln. The town lies just south of Kickapoo Creek. The town has one tavern, and a converted mobile home as its post office.

Lawndale, Illinois
Unincorporated community
The Lawndale grain elevator (with old "Faultless Feed" sign). It was operating until 2022 and was torn down in 2023.
The Lawndale grain elevator (with old "Faultless Feed" sign). It was operating until 2022 and was torn down in 2023.
Lawndale is located in Illinois
Lawndale
Lawndale
Lawndale is located in the United States
Lawndale
Lawndale
Coordinates: 40°13′05″N 89°16′57″W / 40.21806°N 89.28250°W / 40.21806; -89.28250
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLogan
TownshipEast Lincoln
Elevation591 ft (180 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61751
Area code217
GNIS feature ID411862[1]

Lawndale was laid out and platted in 1854, soon after the Alton & Sangamon (now Chicago & Alton) railroad was extended to that point.[2] A post office called Lawndale has been in operation since 1855.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lawndale, Logan County, Illinois
  2. ^ Stringer, Lawrence Beaumont (1911). History of Logan County, Illinois: A Record of Its Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement. Unigraphic. p. 628.
  3. ^ "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 January 2016.