Garden Prairie, Illinois

Garden Prairie is an unincorporated former village located in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Garden Prairie, Illinois
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Location of Garden Prairie in Boone County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 42°15′12″N 88°43′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyBoone
TownshipsBonus
Elevation
781 ft (238 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total352
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
61038
Area code(s)815 and 779

History

Garden Prairie was originally called Amesville, in honor of a pioneer settler.[1] The present name refers to the fertility of their surrounding land on the prairie.[1] A post office was established as Amesville in 1838, and renamed Garden Prairie in 1853.[2]

On February 2, 2010, residents voted 57 - 46 to dissolve the village, only 2 years after incorporating by a 62 - 44 vote on February 5, 2008.[3]

Geography

Garden Prairie is located at 42°15′12″N 88°43′29″W (42.25333, -88.72472).[4] It is roughly centered between Marengo and Belvidere, at the intersection of US Highway 20 and Garden Prairie Road.

References
  1. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 75.
  2. Krebs, C. E.; Teets, D. D. (1917). "Boone County". Journal of Geology. 25 (4): 397. Bibcode:1917JG.....25..397K. doi:10.1086/622489. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. Kevin Haas (February 2, 2010). "Garden Prairie residents vote to dissolve village". Rockford Register Star. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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