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Welcome to Preemption ...Preemption is located in Mercer County<1>. The location of Preemption has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Preemption: pree-EMP-shuhn<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Preemption, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843. Preemption is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Preemption lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Preemption: (309) The ZIP code for Preemption: 61276<5> Communities near Preemption ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Preemption.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Preemption. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Preemption. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Preemption. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Preemption. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Preemption. See our Newspapers Page for Preemption. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Preemption ...Looking for more information about Preemption? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Preemption, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Preemption. Adding Preemption to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Preemption in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Preemption was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Preemption in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Preemption. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Preemption. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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