Elmore, Illinois
Village in Illinois, United States
40°57′24″N 89°58′37″W / 40.95667°N 89.97694°W / 40.95667; -89.97694Elmore is a small, unincorporated settlement in the northwest corner of Millbrook Township, Peoria County, Illinois. The Spoon River runs nearby.
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 is still being maintained by a benevolent organization.
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.
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- http://www.undergroundrailroadconductor.com/UGRRinIllinois.htm Archived 2015-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
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Municipalities and communities of Peoria County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Peoria
- Chillicothe
- Elmwood
- Pekin‡
- Peoria
- West Peoria
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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