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Elmore, Illinois

Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 89°58′37″W / 40.95667°N 89.97694°W / 40.95667; -89.97694
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Elmore
Elmore is located in Illinois
Elmore
Elmore
Location of Elmore within Illinois
Elmore is located in the United States
Elmore
Elmore
Elmore (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 89°58′37″W / 40.95667°N 89.97694°W / 40.95667; -89.97694
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPeoria
TownshipMillbrook
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code309

Elmore is a small, unincorporated settlement in the northwest corner of Millbrook Township, Peoria County, Illinois. The Spoon River runs nearby.

It did have one church, a United Methodist Church, but it closed in 2008. The church building was built in 1865 and 1866 by Presbyterians/Congregationalists then later sold to Methodists. The building has been destroyed/"renovated" into a house and no longer resembles the original structure which used to be maintained by the people of the town on a volunteer basis before being sold by the Methodists.

Elmore was settled in the 1830s. It was originally named Rochester, but this was changed due to a municipality in Illinois already named Rochester. Many local people, even in the 21st century, still refer to Elmore as Rochester.[citation needed] It was recently described in a book about the Underground Railroad by Owen Muelder. It was an important stop on the Underground Railroad.

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