Marblehead, Illinois

Marblehead is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois, United States, just south of Quincy. Illinois State Route 57 is the main auxiliary route through the town and travels north to the business district of Quincy or south to Interstate 72 (near Hannibal, Missouri).

Marblehead
Marblehead
Location of Marblehead within Illinois
Coordinates: 39°50′23″N 91°22′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyAdams
TownshipFall Creek
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The community is part of the Quincy, ILMO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Lake Marblehead

Marblehead is prone to flooding and during the Flood of 2008, the town was flooded with water from the Mississippi River. A temporary "Lake Marblehead" was formed when the flood plain flooded. It was named so as a satire joke.[1]

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