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Dewmaine, Illinois
Dewmaine, Illinois is located in Illinois
Dewmaine, Illinois
Dewmaine, Illinois
Location in Illinois
Dewmaine, Illinois is located in the United States
Dewmaine, Illinois
Dewmaine, Illinois
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Illinois
County Williamson
Elevation
430 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
62918
Area code(s) 618
GNIS feature ID 407173

Dewmaine was an unincorporated African-American coal-mining community in Williamson County, Illinois. Today the area is almost completely non-residential and vacant land, though it now sits at the northern edge of Carterville. Its name is an amalgamation of Admiral Dewey and the USS Maine from the Spanish–American War.

A post office was established at Dewmaine in 1901, and remained in operation until 1931. It is now served by the Carterville post office. Estimated population in 1958 was 50.

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