Laketown
Laketown is a neighborhood in Woodside Township, Sangamon, Illinois. Laketown is situated nearby to the hamlet Southlawn, as well as near the neighborhood Franklin Park Estates.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dallman Power Plant and Strawbridge-Shepherd House.
Dallman Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Visviva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The V.Y. Dallman Power Station is a coal-fired power plant located in Springfield, Illinois, at the north end of Lake Springfield. It is owned and operated by the city-owned utility City Water, Light & Power.
Strawbridge-Shepherd House
Heritage site
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The Strawbridge-Shepherd House is a historic house located at 5255 Shepherd Road in Springfield, Illinois. Saddle and harness maker Thomas Strawbridge built the house for himself circa 1845. Strawbridge-Shepherd House is situated 2 miles south of Laketown.
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 southwest of Laketown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southern View and Springfield.
Southern View
Village
Southern View is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Southern View had a population of 1,596. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Southern View is situated 2 miles west of Laketown.
Springfield
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Springfield is a city in the center of the state of Illinois. It is the state's capital — not Chicago — and the county seat of Sangamon County. Springfield is best known for its most famous resident, Abraham Lincoln, and there are several historic sites that are dedicated to him.
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 4 miles south of Laketown.
Laketown
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Woodside Township, Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.75141° or 39° 45′ 5″ northLongitude
-89.62088° or 89° 37′ 15″ westOpen location code
86FGQ92H+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 432939539OpenStreetMap feature
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place=neighbourhood
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