Deers, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

40°03′18″N 88°07′21″W / 40.05500°N 88.12250°W / 40.05500; -88.12250CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyChampaignElevation

692 ft (211 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code217GNIS feature ID422611^[1]

Deers is an unincorporated community southeast of Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. There are only two houses in Deers. There is a sign on a utility pole reading "Deers: Pop – Few".

A post office was established at Deers in 1887, and remained in operation until 1913.^[2] The community's name honors Thomas Deer, a local pioneer.^[3]

Deers elevator (Section 6, Sidney Township) was built along the Wabash—Norfolk Southern railroad spur running between Urbana and Sidney 1881−1990, and was operated by Dryer and Burt Grain and Coal in 1913.

The elevator and the Deers Station depot post office, at the southeast intersection of county roads 1200N and 1800E, were demolished.^[when?]

Deers was formerly served by Norfolk and Western Railway, but the railroad spur and adjacent siding were abandoned and the tracks taken up in 1991.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Champaign County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.