Denver, Illinois

Not to be confused with Denver Township in Richland County.

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

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Coordinates: 40°17′26″N 91°06′25″W﻿ / ﻿40.29056°N 91.10694°W﻿ / 40.29056; -91.10694
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Hancock
Township| Harmony
Elevation

| 672 ft (205 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code|

62321

Denver is a small unincorporated community located in rural Harmony Township in Hancock County in the U.S. state of Illinois, about eight miles south of Carthage and about 30 miles northeast of Quincy.

## History[edit]

Denver was laid out in 1863, and named after Denver, Colorado.[1] A post office was established at Denver in 1863, and remained in operation until 1976.[2]

## Geography[edit]

Denver is at latitude 40°17'26" north and longitude 91°06'25" west. The ZIP code is 62321 (for Carthage) and the FIPS place code is 19473. The elevation is 672 feet above sea level.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 91\. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
2. ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denver, Illinois

## External links[edit]

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Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Carthage

Cities|

* Carthage
* Dallas City‡
* Hamilton
* La Harpe
* Nauvoo
* Warsaw

Town|

* Bentley

Villages|

* Augusta
* Basco
* Bowen
* Elvaston
* Ferris
* Plymouth‡
* Pontoosuc
* West Point

Townships|

* Appanoose
* Augusta
* Bear Creek
* Carthage
* Chili
* Dallas City
* Durham
* Fountain Green
* Hancock
* Harmony
* La Harpe
* Montebello
* Nauvoo
* Pilot Grove
* Pontoosuc
* Prairie
* Rock Creek
* Rocky Run-Wilcox
* Sonora
* St. Albans
* St. Mary's
* Walker
* Warsaw
* Wythe

CDP|

* Niota

Other
communities|

* Adrian
* Breckenridge
* Burnside
* Chili
* Colusa
* Denver
* Disco
* Durham
* Elderville
* Fountain Green
* Joetta
* La Crosse
* McCall
* Middle Creek
* Old Niota
* Powellton
* St. Mary
* Stillwell
* Sutter
* Tioga
* Webster

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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