Gorham

Gorham is a village in , , United States. The population was 173 at the 2020 census. It is known locally for its near-annihilation during the deadly 1925 Tri-State tornado.
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  • Type: Village with 248 residents
  • Description: village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Gorham, Illinois”
  • Postal code: 62940

Gorham

Latitude
37.71838° or 37° 43′ 6″ north
Longitude
-89.48593° or 89° 29′ 9″ west
Population
248
Elevation
364 feet (111 metres)
Open location code
869GPG97+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153799952
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4239605
Wiki­data ID
Q2369346
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Gorham” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غورهام”
  • Basque: “Gorham”
  • Catalan: “Gorham”
  • Cebuano: “Gorham”
  • Chinese: “Gorham”
  • Chinese: “戈勒姆 (伊利諾伊州)”
  • Chinese: “戈勒姆”
  • Dutch: “Gorham”
  • French: “Gorham”
  • German: “Gorham”
  • Gilaki: “گورام (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “گورام”
  • Haitian: “Gorham, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “Gorham”
  • Italian: “Gorham”
  • Ladin: “Gorham”
  • Mazanderani: “گورهام (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “گورهام”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gorham”
  • Newari: “गोरह्याम, इलिनोइ”
  • Newari: “गोरह्याम”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gorham (Illinois)”
  • Norwegian: “Gorham”
  • Polish: “Gorham”
  • Portuguese: “Gorham”
  • Russian: “Горхэм”
  • Serbian: “Горам”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gorham, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gorham”
  • Spanish: “Gorham”
  • Swedish: “Gorham, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Gorham”
  • Ukrainian: “Горем”
  • Urdu: “گورہم، الینوائے”
  • Vietnamese: “Gorham, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Gorham”
  • Volapük: “Gorham”
  • Welsh: “Gorham, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Gorham”

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