Shale City
Shale City is an unincorporated community in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. Shale City is 3 miles west-northwest of Viola. Shale City was the home of the Continental Brick factory.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Illinois
- Also known as: “Shale City, IL” and “Shale City, Illinois”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wanlock and Gilchrist.
Wanlock
Hamlet
Wanlock is an unincorporated community in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. Wanlock is 2.5 miles west-northwest of Viola.
Gilchrist
Hamlet
Gilchrist is an unincorporated community in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. Gilchrist is 2 miles west of Viola. Gilchrist was founded by John W.
Viola
Village
Viola is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 869 at the 2020 census, a decline of 9 percent from 955 in 2010. Viola is situated 3 miles east of Shale City.
Shale City
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Greene Township, Mercer, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.21976° or 41° 13′ 11″ northLongitude
-90.64069° or 90° 38′ 27″ westElevation
722 feet (220 metres)Open location code
86HF6995+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 151403911OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Shale City” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “頁岩城 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “頁岩城”
- French: “Shale City”
- South Azerbaijani: “شئیل سیتی، ایلینوی”
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