Merrimac, Illinois

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Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Merrimac, Illinois

Unincorporated community

Etymology: Meramec River

Merrimac

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Coordinates: 38°22′15″N 90°20′00″W﻿ / ﻿38.37083°N 90.33333°W﻿ / 38.37083; -90.33333
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Monroe
Precinct| 15
Elevation

| 404 ft (123 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code|

62295

Area code| 618

Merrimac, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in the historic Moredock Precinct of Monroe County, Illinois, United States. It is located in the American Bottoms, adjacent to the Mississippi River levee due south of that river's confluence with the Meramec. It takes its name from this river whose name was translated as 'Ugly Water' from Algonquian by French Jesuits in the area. However scholars of the language translate it as 'place of strong current', which would certainly seem consistent.

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Illinois Metro-East region

Counties|

* Bond
* Calhoun
* Clinton
* Jersey
* Macoupin
* Madison
* Monroe
* St. Clair

Major cities (25,000+)|

* Alton
* Belleville
* Edwardsville
* Granite City
* O'Fallon

Cities (5,000-25,000)|

* Bethalto
* Cahokia Heights
* Carlinville
* Collinsville
* Columbia
* East Alton
* East St. Louis
* Fairview Heights
* Glen Carbon
* Godfrey
* Greenville
* Highland
* Jerseyville
* Maryville
* Mascoutah
* Pontoon Beach
* Shiloh
* Staunton
* Swansea
* Troy
* Waterloo
* Wood River

Communities (1,000-5,000)|

* Albers
* Aviston
* Beckemeyer
* Benld
* Breese
* Brighton
* Bunker Hill
* Carlyle
* Caseyville
* Dupo
* Fairmont City
* Freeburg
* Germantown
* Gillespie
* Girard
* Hartford
* Lebanon
* Madison
* Marissa
* Millstadt
* Mount Olive
* New Athens
* New Baden
* Rosewood Heights
* Roxana
* St. Jacob
* Smithton
* South Roxana
* Trenton
* Valmeyer
* Venice
* Virden
* Wamac
* Washington Park
* Worden

Transit systems|

* Madison County Transit
* Metro Transit
* South Central Illinois Mass Transit District
* St. Clair County Transit District

Amtrak stations|

* Alton station
* Belleville station (former)

Interstates|

* I-55
* I-64
* I-70
* I-255
* I-270

Airports|

* MidAmerica St. Louis Airport
* St. Louis Downtown Airport
* St. Louis Metro-East Airport
* St. Louis Regional Airport
* Scott Air Force Base

Colleges|

* Kaskaskia College
* Lewis and Clark Community College
* Blackburn College
* McKendree University
* Principia College
* Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
* Southwestern Illinois College

Sports teams|

* Gateway Grizzlies (baseball: Frontier League)
* Alton River Dragons (baseball: Prospect League)

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Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Waterloo

Cities|

* Columbia‡
* Waterloo

Map of Illinois highlighting Monroe County

Villages|

* Fults
* Hecker‡
* Maeystown
* Valmeyer

Unincorporated
communities|

* Ames
* Burksville
* Burksville Station
* Chaflin Bridge
* Fountain
* Harrisonville
* Madonnaville
* Merrimac
* Monroe City
* New Hanover
* Renault
* St. Joe
* Tipton
* Wartburg

Footnotes|

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

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