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Former settlement in Illinois, United States
Parker City, Illinois
Former settlement
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Coordinates: 37°34′3.76″N 88°47′52.28″W / 37.5677111°N 88.7978556°W / 37.5677111; -88.7978556
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJohnson
FoundedDec. 28, 1889
Elevation585 ft (178 m)
GNIS feature ID425308

Parker City, also known simply as Parker, is a former settlement in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. Parker City was west of New Burnside, south of Creal Springs, and founded at the crossings of the former Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway and Marion to Brookport branch of the Illinois Central Railroad. The town was named after George Washington Parker, a former president of the St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad, which was a predecessor to the Big Four.

At its peak the town reached a population of nearly 300, but slowly began to decline in the 1920s. At one time, there were two hotels, two stores, a post office, dining rooms, and restaurants. Also, two barbershops were always full of customers. The Parker City Post Office opened for business December 28, 1889 and closed down October 31, 1941. There were approximately 40 houses in Parker City during its peak.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Parker, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. Illinois Department of Transportation-Johnson County, Illinois
  4. Southern, BY JIM KIRKPATRICK, For The. "Riding the rails to a developing region".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. textsA history of Johnson County, Illinois, Chapman, Leorah May Copeland, Mrs. P. T. Chapman, 1925
Municipalities and communities of Johnson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Vienna
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  1. This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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