Fancy Creek

Fancy Creek is a stream in Sangamon, Illinois. Fancy Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Peabody, as well as near Bissell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cornelius Flagg Farmstead and Carpenter Park.

Cornelius Flagg Farmstead

Heritage site

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Cornelius Flagg Farmstead is a historic farm located on Tipton School Road in Sherman, Illinois. Cornelius Flagg, a farmer and lumber businessman from Ohio, established the farm in the 1870s. Cornelius Flagg Farmstead is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fancy Creek.

Carpenter Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Carpenter Park is a 322-acre park on the north bank of the Sangamon River on the far north side of the city of Springfield, Illinois. Part of the park is a dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve and has been designated as an Important Bird Area of Illinois. Carpenter Park is situated 2 miles west of Fancy Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bissell and Sherman.

Bissell

Hamlet

Bissell is an unincorporated community in Clear Lake Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Bissell is located on Illinois Route 54 and the Canadian National Railway near the northeast border of Springfield. Bissell is situated 1½ miles south of Fancy Creek.

Sherman

Sherman is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,673 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield metropolitan statistical area. In 2023 the village was hit by a high end EF-2 tornado in the March 31st outbreak.

Spaulding

Village

Spaulding is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Spaulding had a population of 801. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Spaulding is in the Riverton School District #14. Spaulding is situated 2½ miles east of Fancy Creek.

Fancy Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.86949° or 39° 52′ 10″ north

Longitude

-89.58288° or 89° 34′ 58″ west

Elevation

518 feet (158 metres)

Open location code

86FGVC98+QR

GeoNames ID

4238197

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