Altorf, Illinois

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| subdivision_name1 = Illinois

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Kankakee

| subdivision_type3 = Township

| subdivision_name3 = Bourbonnais

| named_for = Altdorf, Switzerland

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| timezone = Central (CST)

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| timezone_DST = CDT

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| elevation_ft = 600

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Altorf is an unincorporated community in Kankakee County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.{{GNIS|403473}}

History

Altorf was laid out in 1858, taking its name after Altdorf, in Switzerland.{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA8|date=29 September 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=8}} A post office was established at Altorf in 1886, and remained in operation until 1887.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=Kankakee | title=Kankakee County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 November 2015}}

References

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{{Kankakee County, Illinois}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Kankakee County, Illinois

Category:Unincorporated communities in Illinois

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