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Plainview, Illinois

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Plainview, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Plainview is located in Illinois
Plainview
Plainview
Plainview is located in the United States
Plainview
Plainview
Coordinates: 39°09′33″N 89°59′23″W / 39.15917°N 89.98972°W / 39.15917; -89.98972
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMacoupin
Elevation
614 ft (187 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code618
GNIS feature ID415754[1]

Plainview is an unincorporated community in Hillyard Township, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. Plainview is 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Shipman.

History

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Plainview had a post office, which closed on October 3, 1998.[2] Thomas D. Bare (1867–1931), Illinois newspaper editor and state senator, was born in Plainview.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plainview, Illinois
  2. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  3. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1907-1908,' Biographical Sketch of Thomas D. Bare, pg. 276-277


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