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Garfield, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°05′06″N 88°57′22″W / 41.08500°N 88.95611°W / 41.08500; -88.95611
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Garfield, Illinois
Garfield is located in Illinois
Garfield
Garfield
Garfield is located in the United States
Garfield
Garfield
Coordinates: 41°05′06″N 88°57′22″W / 41.08500°N 88.95611°W / 41.08500; -88.95611
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLaSalle
TownshipOsage
Elevation
666 ft (203 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)815 & 779
GNIS feature ID408890[1]

Garfield is an unincorporated community located in Osage Township in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, located in the panhandle of LaSalle County. It is also a part of the geographic region known as Streatorland.

Garfield is named for James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States.[2]

History

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  1. ^ "Garfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 134.