Polecat Creek
Polecat Creek is a stream in Sangamon, Illinois. Polecat Creek is situated nearby to the locality Woodside, as well as near the town Chatham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Caldwell Farmstead and Glenwood High School.
Caldwell Farmstead
Heritage site
Photo: Coalfather, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Caldwell Farmstead is a historic farmhouse located on Illinois Route 4 north of Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois. The two-story Towered Italianate house was built in 1876.
Glenwood High School
School
Glenwood High School is a public high school in Chatham, Illinois, United States. It is the only high school in the Ball Chatham Community Unit School District 5, which is in Southern Sangamon County, and includes Chatham, Glenarm, and the Southern portion of Springfield, Illinois.
Southwind Park
Park
The Edwin Watts Southwind Park, popularly known as Southwind Park, is an 80-acre park within the Springfield Park District in Springfield, Illinois. It describes itself as a national model park for the demonstration of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the provision of accessibilities to persons with disabilities. Southwind Park is situated 2½ miles northeast of Polecat Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodside Township and Chatham.
Woodside Township
Town
Woodside Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,447 and it contained 5,668 housing units.
Chatham
Town
Chatham is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. It is located 2.8 miles south of Springfield. The population was 11,500 as of the 2010 census and 14,377 as of 2020. Chatham is situated 2½ miles southwest of Polecat Creek.
Cotton Hill Township
Village
Cotton Hill Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 902 and it contained 389 housing units. The township is the home of Hunter Lake, a proposed 3,010-acre reservoir. Cotton Hill Township is situated 3 miles east of Polecat Creek.
Polecat Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.70644° or 39° 42′ 23″ northLongitude
-89.68788° or 89° 41′ 16″ westElevation
558 feet (170 metres)Open location code
86FGP846+HRGeoNames ID
4247345
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