Hess Bayou
Hess Bayou is a stream in Pulaski, Illinois. Hess Bayou is situated nearby to the village Mound City, as well as near the hamlet America.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mound City National Cemetery.
Mound City National Cemetery
Cemetery
Mound City National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near Mound City, in Pulaski County, Illinois. It encompasses 10.5 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 8,098 interments. Mound City National Cemetery is situated 2 miles southwest of Hess Bayou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mound City and America.
Mound City
Village
America
Hamlet
America is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. It lies 5 miles northeast of Mound City. Founded in part by the American entrepreneur Justus Post, Post made attempts to establish a community like the one he had previously constructed near St. America is situated 2½ miles north of Hess Bayou.
Mounds
Village
Mounds is a city in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. The population was 661 in the 2020 census. Mounds is situated 3½ miles west of Hess Bayou.
Hess Bayou
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Pulaski, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.10116° or 37° 6′ 4″ north
Longitude
-89.14091° or 89° 8′ 27″ west
Elevation
292 feet (89 metres)
Open location code
869G4V25+FJ
GeoNames ID
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