Old Kaskaskia
Old Kaskaskia is a hamlet in Randolph, Illinois. Old Kaskaskia is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Gage, as well as near Reily Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site.
Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site
Park
Photo: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site is a 200-acre park near Chester, Illinois, on a blufftop overlooking the Mississippi River. It commemorates the vanished frontier town of Old Kaskaskia and the support it gave to George Rogers Clark in the American Revolution. Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site is situated 1½ miles northeast of Old Kaskaskia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaskaskia and Chester.
Kaskaskia
Village
Photo: C. Houchin, CC BY 3.0.
Kaskaskia is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, on the west side of the Mississippi River. The population of Kaskaskia was 21 in the 2020 United States census, making it the third-least populous incorporated community in Illinois behind Valley City and Florence. Kaskaskia is situated 2 miles south of Old Kaskaskia.
Chester
Town
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Chester is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois, United States, on a bluff above the Mississippi River. The population was 7,640 at the 2020 census. It lies 61 miles south of St. Louis, Missouri. Chester is situated 6 miles southeast of Old Kaskaskia.
Old Kaskaskia
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Kachkachkia”, “Kaskaskia”, and “Kaskaskias”
- Category: locality
- Location: Randolph, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.94894° or 37° 56′ 56″ northLongitude
-89.92205° or 89° 55′ 19″ westElevation
390 feet (119 metres)Open location code
869GW3XH+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 153497297OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4246257
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Localities in the Area
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