Preemption, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Preemption is an unincorporated community in Preemption Township
, Mercer County
, Illinois
, United States
. Preemption is 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Sherrard
. Preemption has a post office
with ZIP code
61276.
Preemption Township, Mercer County, Illinois
Preemption Township is located in Mercer County, Illinois. The population was 1,837 at the 2000 census. Preemption Township changed its name from Fairfield Township sometime before 1921.- External links :***...
, Mercer County
Mercer County, Illinois
Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 16,434, which is a decrease of 3.1% from 16,957 in 2000. Its county seat is Aledo...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Preemption is 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Sherrard
Sherrard, Illinois
Sherrard is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 694 at the 2000 census. Sherrard is home to the Sherrard Junior / Senior High School, home of the Sherrard Tigers.-Geography:Sherrard is located at ....
. Preemption has a post office
Post office
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with ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
61276.