- Merrimac, Illinois
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Merrimac Unincorporated Name origin: Meramec River Country United States State Illinois County Monroe Precinct 15 Elevation 404 ft (123 m) Coordinates 38°22′15″N 90°20′00″W / 38.37083°N 90.3333333°W Government Unincorporated Timezone CST (UTC-6) - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) Postal code 62295 Area code 618 
Location of Merrimac within IllinoisMerrimac, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in the historic Moredock Precinct of Monroe County, Illinois, United States. It is located in the American Bottoms, adjacent to the Mississippi River levee due south of that rivers confluence with the Meramec. It takes its name, from this river whose name was translated as 'Ugly Water' in Algonquian by French Jesuits in the area. However scholars of the language translate it as 'place of strong current', which would certainly seem consistent.
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communitiesAmes | Burksville | Burksville Station | Chaflin Bridge | Foster Pond | Fountain | Harrisonville | Madonnaville | Merrimac | Monroe City | New Hanover | Renault | St. Joe | Tipton | Wartburg
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Monroe County, Illinois
- Unincorporated communities in Illinois
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