Chaflin Bridge, Illinois

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Chalfin Bridge
Unincorporated
Name origin: Issac Chalfin, early settler

Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Monroe
Precinct	15

Elevation	400 ft (122 m)
Coordinates	38°12′43″N 90°16′07″W / 38.21194, -90.26861

Government	Unincorporated

Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62244
Area code	618

Location of Chalfin Bridge within Illinois

Chalfin Bridge, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in the historic Mitchie Precinct of Monroe County, Illinois, United States. It lies on the old Bluff Road in the American Bottoms between Fults and the old site of Valmeyer and near Maeystown.

[edit] History

It was settled in 1796, by Issac Chalfin and his son William. They arrived in the area from England, via Pennsylvania. Another son, James, was massacred along with his entire family when they were forced to stop for provisions while on their way here, travelling up the Mississippi from its confluence with the Ohio at Cairo, which was the main route for those moving west from the Appalachians.^[1]

[edit] References

^ Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois, J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883

[edit] External links

Chaflin Bridge, Illinois is at coordinates 38°12′43″N 90°16′07″W / 38.2119985, -90.2687286 (Chaflin Bridge, Illinois)Coordinates: 38°12′43″N 90°16′07″W / 38.2119985, -90.2687286 (Chaflin Bridge, Illinois)

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