Elmore is a small, unincorporated settlement in the northwest corner of Millbrook Township, Peoria County, Illinois. The Spoon River runs nearby.

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Elmore
Village
Elmore Location of Elmore within Illinois
Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 89°58′37″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Peoria
Township	Millbrook
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	309

It did have one church, a United Methodist Church, but it closed in 2008. The church building was built in 1865 and 1866 by Presbyterians/Congregationalists then later sold to Methodists. The building is still being maintained by a benevolent organization.

Elmore was settled in the 1830s. It was originally named Rochester, but this was changed due to a municipality in Illinois already named Rochester. Many local people, even in the 21st century, still refer to Elmore as Rochester.^{[citation needed]} It was recently described in a book about the Underground Railroad by Owen Muelder. It was an important stop on the Underground Railroad.

References

• Underground Railroad
• http://www.undergroundrailroadconductor.com/UGRRinIllinois.htm Archived 2015-03-15 at the Wayback Machine

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