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Divide is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]

Divide, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°26′49″N 88°49′47″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jefferson
Elevation	541 ft (165 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	618
GNIS feature ID	422629[1]

History

A post office was established at Divide in 1879, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The community most likely was so named on account of its location near a drainage divide.[3]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Divide, Illinois
"Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
Cities	Centralia‡ Mount Vernon Nason	Map of Illinois highlighting Jefferson County
Villages	Belle Rive Bluford Bonnie Dix Ina Waltonville Woodlawn
Townships	Bald Hill Blissville Casner Dodds Elk Prairie Farrington Field Grand Prairie McClellan Moore's Prairie Mt. Vernon Pendleton Rome Shiloh Spring Garden Webber
CDP	Opdyke
Other unincorporated communities	Bakerville Camp Ground Dareville Divide Drivers Harmony Roaches Scheller Spring Garden Texico Williamsburg
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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