Allentown, Illinois facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Allentown, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Allentown Union Hall
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Tazewell
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	309
GNIS feature ID	422400

Allentown is an unincorporated community in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. Allentown is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Mackinaw.

History

A post office was established at Allentown in 1879, and remained in operation until the 1950s. The community derives its name from one James Allen.

Municipalities and communities of Tazewell County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Pekin

Cities	Delavan East Peoria Marquette Heights Pekin‡ Washington

Villages	Armington Creve Coeur Deer Creek‡ Goodfield‡ Green Valley Hopedale Mackinaw Minier Morton North Pekin South Pekin Tremont

Townships	Boynton Cincinnati Deer Creek Delavan Dillon Elm Grove Fondulac Groveland Hittle Hopedale Little Mackinaw Mackinaw Malone Morton Pekin Sand Prairie Spring Lake Tremont Washington

CDP	Heritage Lake

Other unincorporated communities	Allentown Cooper Dillon Groveland Midway Parkland Sutter Winkel

Ghost town	Stachnikville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:

Allentown, Illinois Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.