Peabody

Peabody is a hamlet in Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon, Illinois. Peabody is situated nearby to the neighborhood Georgetowne Oaks, as well as near Old Hickory.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cornelius Flagg Farmstead and Carpenter Park.

Cornelius Flagg Farmstead

Heritage site

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Cornelius Flagg Farmstead is a historic farm located on Tipton School Road in Sherman, Illinois. Cornelius Flagg, a farmer and lumber businessman from Ohio, established the farm in the 1870s.

Carpenter Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Carpenter Park is a 322-acre park on the north bank of the Sangamon River on the far north side of the city of Springfield, Illinois. Part of the park is a dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve and has been designated as an Important Bird Area of Illinois.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sherman and Bissell.

Sherman

Sherman is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,673 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield metropolitan statistical area. In 2023 the village was hit by a high end EF-2 tornado in the March 31st outbreak.

Bissell

Hamlet

Bissell is an unincorporated community in Clear Lake Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Bissell is located on Illinois Route 54 and the Canadian National Railway near the northeast border of Springfield. Bissell is situated 2½ miles southeast of Peabody.

Andrew

Hamlet

Andrew is an unincorporated community in Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Andrew is located on the Illinois and Midland Railroad 1.9 miles west of Sherman. Andrew is situated 2½ miles northwest of Peabody.

Peabody

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.87755° or 39° 52′ 39″ north

Longitude

-89.60093° or 89° 36′ 3″ west

Elevation

571 feet (174 metres)

Open location code

86FGV9HX+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 153555008

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4246774

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