Colp, Illinois

Overview

• Location: Williamson County, Illinois
• Legal status: Village
• Population: 224 (Change since 1990: -4.7%)
• Founded: by John Colp
• Name origin: John Colp
• Previously known as: Colpville

Geography

• Located west of Herrin
• Latitude: 37°48'19" N   (+37.8053)
• Longitude: 89°04'48" W   (-89.0800)
• Elevation: 400 feet above sea level
• Public Land Survey: T. 8 S., R. 1 E., Sec. 22
• Civil township: Blairsville
• Land area: 0.14 square miles (90.9 acres)

As the crow flies, Colp is...

• 1.3 miles S of Clifford
• 1.7 miles N of Dewmaine
• 2.4 miles E of Blairsville
• 2.7 miles NE of Cambria
• 2.9 miles W of Herrin
• 3.1 miles N of Carterville
• 3.3 miles SW of Chittyville
• 3.3 miles NE of Fredonia
• 3.6 miles NW of Energy
• 3.7 miles N of Crainville
• 9.2 miles NE of Carbondale

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