Franklin County Fairground
Franklin County Fairground is a park in Franklin, Illinois. Franklin County Fairground is situated nearby to the town Benton, as well as near the hamlet Steel City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Benton Municipal Airport and Franklin County Courthouse.
Benton Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Benton Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located 1 nautical mile west of the central business district of Benton, a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States.
Franklin County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Franklin County Courthouse is a government building located in Benton, Illinois. It took 620 days to complete from start to finish, costing around $13 million for the courthouse itself.
Franklin County Jail
Prison
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Franklin County Jail, located at 209 W. Main St. in Benton, is the former county jail of Franklin County, Illinois. The jail was built in 1905–06 to replace the county's previous jail, which was built in the 1840s after the county seat moved to Benton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benton and Steel City.
Benton
Town
Photo: Aplucas0703, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Benton is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois. The population was 6,709 at the 2020 census. In 1839, Franklin County was split roughly in half and the county seat was permanently fixed "at a hill at the south end of Rowling's Prairie", the site of the future city of Benton.
Steel City
Hamlet
Steel City is an unincorporated community in Benton Township, Franklin County, Illinois, USA. It is located about a mile east of the county seat of Benton on Illinois Route 34. Steel City is situated 3 km southeast of Franklin County Fairground.
West City
Village
West City is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. It is adjacent to the county seat of Benton. The population was 656 at the 2020 census. West City is situated 3 km southwest of Franklin County Fairground.
Franklin County Fairground
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Franklin, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.01144° or 38° 0′ 41″ northLongitude
-88.90785° or 88° 54′ 28″ westElevation
137 metres (449 feet)Open location code
86CH236R+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 354186072OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4238984
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