There Is No Place Like Home



I grew up in the great little Village of Kansas in the great Land of Lincoln.

There’s no place like home.  Hee hee hee.



I was doing some research and came across some interesting trivia about “Kansas”.  It is one of 8 Villages/Towns/Cities in the awesome state of Illinois that shares its name with one of the United States.  The others are Wyoming, Oregon, Tennessee, Ohio, Oregon, Washington and Vermont.

As I continued to look into this, I came across some other neat stuff……

Each of the 8 has its own zip code -- Tennessee and Virginia are the only 2 in the 62xxx series... the other 6 are all in the 61xxx series

Ohio Illinois is the highest, with an elevation of 900 feet above sea level - the rest: Virginia 622', Tennessee 687', Oregon 695', Vermont 697', Wyoming 707', Washington 710', Kansas 710'

In terms of the date of incorporation, Virginia is the oldest (1872) and Wyoming is the youngest (1898) -- the others: Oregon 1873, Kansas 1873, Tennessee 1873, Ohio 1877, Washington 1878, Vermont 1880

2 of the 8 have close proximity to Illinois State Parks: Wyoming (headquarters for the Rock Island Trail State Park) & Virginia (Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area)

2 of the 8 are included as part of the "Ronald Reagan Trail": Washington & Ohio (see www.ronaldreagantrail.net)

Only 1 of the 8 has an institution of higher learning: Washington (Illinois Baptist College)

2 of the 8 are County Seats: Virginia and Oregon

1 of the 8 is located on a body of water: Oregon (Rock River)

2 of the 8 are north of I-80: Oregon and Ohio

Only 1 of the 8 is NOT on a highway (state or federal): Vermont

Only 1 of the 8 is east of I-55: Kansas

Of the 8, Washington has the largest population (2000 Census) of 10,841 -- Tennessee is the smallest with only 144 -- the remainder: Oregon 4,060; Virginia 1,728; Wyoming 1,424; Kansas 842; Vermont 792; Ohio 540

Even more amazing….
There are 3 others that no longer exist, bringing the total to 11 – Utah, IL;  Nevada, IL;  Kentucky, IL.  11 out of 50!



Fun stuff, huh?  Take this with you to work tomorrow and impress your friends.  Hee hee hee.

Out for now….

Matt

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