Merrimac, Illinois

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Merrimac
Unincorporated
Name origin: Meramec River

Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Monroe
Precinct	15

Elevation	404 ft (123 m)
Coordinates	38°22′15″N 90°20′00″W / 38.37083, -90.333333

Government	Unincorporated

Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62295
Area code	618

Location of Merrimac within Illinois

Merrimac, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in the historic Moredock Precinct of Monroe County, Illinois, United States. It is located in the American Bottoms, adjacent to the Mississippi River levee due south of that rivers confluence with the Meramec. It takes its name, from this river whose name was translated as 'Ugly Water' in Algonquian by French Jesuits in the area. However scholars of the language translate it as 'place of strong current', which would certainly seem consistent.

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Merrimac, Illinois is at coordinates 38°22′15″N 90°20′00″W / 38.3708872, -90.3334511 (Merrimac, Illinois)Coordinates: 38°22′15″N 90°20′00″W / 38.3708872, -90.3334511 (Merrimac, Illinois)

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