Lombardville, Illinois
Lombardville is an unincorporated community in Stark County, Illinois, United States, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Bradford.
History
Lombardville served as a station for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Lombardville was platted on July 8, 1870, and served as a station for the Buda Rushville Railroad Branch, which connected with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad system. In the early 1870s the town had a hotel, grain elevator, and the Lombardville mining company. A post office called Lombardville was established in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1931. The community was named for the Lombard family, the original owners of the town site.
Additional Resource
CB&Q Bradford to Buda, Illinois segment of Buda-Rushville branch. on YouTube
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lombardville, Illinois
- ^ Stark county and its pioneers at the HathiTrust Digital Library
- ^ History of Stark County, Illinois, and its people at the HathiTrust Digital Library
- ^ "Stark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 189.
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