First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a church in Alexander, Illinois. First United Methodist Church is situated nearby to the museum Old Custom House, as well as near the neighborhood Cairo Historic District.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Methodist
- Also known as: “First Methodist Church” and “First Methodist Episcopal Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Custom House and Alexander County Courthouse.
Old Custom House
Museum
Photo: Jonathunder, GFDL.
The Old Custom House is a historic government building in downtown Cairo, Illinois. Built from 1869 to 1872, the building served as a customs house, post office, and courthouse. Old Custom House is situated 1,800 feet northwest of First United Methodist Church.
Alexander County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Alexander County Courthouse is a government building in central Cairo, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Built in the 1960s, it is the latest in a series of courthouses erected in four towns across Alexander County. Alexander County Courthouse is situated 3,300 feet northwest of First United Methodist Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairo Historic District and Cairo.
Cairo Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Photolitherland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cairo Historic District is a historic district encompassing a large section of Cairo, Illinois. The district is roughly bounded by Park, 33rd, Sycamore, 21st, Cedar, and 4th Streets and the Ohio River; it includes most areas of Cairo developed by 1890, save for two sections which are almost entirely renovated or deteriorated.
Cairo
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cairo is in Illinois on a small strip of land in between Missouri and Kentucky as well as the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, made famous in Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
Future City
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Future City is an unincorporated community in Cache Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Future City is located along U.S. Route 51 north of Cairo, and south of Urbandale. Future City is situated 2½ miles northwest of First United Methodist Church.
First United Methodist Church
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Alexander, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.99839° or 36° 59′ 54″ northLongitude
-89.16896° or 89° 10′ 8″ westElevation
312 feet (95 metres)Open location code
868GXRXJ+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 354271398OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=methodistGeoNames ID
4238647
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