Embarrass Township, Edgar County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
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subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Edgar
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established_date = November 4, 1856
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area_total_sq_mi = 44.2
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Embarrass Township is located in Edgar County, Illinois. The population was 658 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Embarrass Township covers an area of 44.24 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Brocton. It contains five cemeteries: Catfish, Catfish Point, Embarrass, Scott and Zimmerman.

The streams of Catfish Creek and Hickory Grove Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Embarrass Township contains two airports: Ewing Landing Strip and Lamkey Landing Strip.

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]

External links

* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_lang=en&_ US Census]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Embarrass-Edgar-IL.html City-data.com]
* [http://www.edgarcounty-il.gov/ Edgar County Official Site]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/edgar.html Illinois State Archives]