Porterville, Illinois

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Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
39°05′23″N 87°48′05″W / 39.08972°N 87.80139°W / 39.08972; -87.80139CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyCrawfordElevation541 ft (165 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code618GNIS feature ID416048[1]

Porterville, also known as Eaton, is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. Porterville is 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northwest of Robinson. The community was platted as East Berlin and first saw growth when Richard Porter opened a blacksmith shop there in 1850. A post office opened under the name Eaton in 1852 and closed at a later date.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porterville, Illinois
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