Wakefield, Illinois
Wakefield is an unincorporated community in Richland County, Illinois, United States. Wakefield is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) northwest of Olney. Chemist Reynold C. Fuson was born near Wakefield. Wakefield was a booming community in the early 1900s. There was a grocery store, post office, garage and a church named Liberty Baptist Church.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wakefield, Illinois
- ^ "Reynold Clayton Fuson". Biographical Memoirs. The National Academies Press. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
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