Colchester, IL Real Estate

Colchester is a city in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,493 at the 2000 census. The city is named after the provincial town of Colchester, England. The Royal Grammar School in Colchester, England has clocks running at the time of Colchester, Illinois in the Geography classrooms.

Colchester is located at 40 °25 31 N, 90 °47 32 W (40.425174, -90.792339) GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 km (1.0 mi ), all land.

Colchester is home to Argyle Lake State Park.

Coal was discovered near Colchester in the 1850's. One might assume that the town was named "Colchester" because of the coal. The town was, however, named after Colchester, England, before coal was discovered. Moreover, the "col" in "Colchester" is not a reference to "coal".

The mines in Colchester attracted immigrants from Pennsylvania. At first these included the descendants of Irish Protestant refugees from the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Later they were joined by Irish Catholic refugees from the Irish Potato Famine.

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