City of Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois, United States

Overview of Du Quoin

• Name:
  Du Quoin
• Official Name:
  City of Du Quoin
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Perry County, Illinois, United States
  

  Du Quoin Number 10 Precinct (39%)
  Du Quoin Number 4 Precinct (12%)
  Du Quoin Number 9 Precinct (12%)
  Du Quoin Number 7 Precinct (11%)
  Du Quoin Number 5 Precinct (4%)
  
• History (GNIS):
  Spelling of name changed 1931. Named for an Indian chief of the Kaskaskia tribe..
• Surveys:
  Third Principal Meridian
  

  Range 1 West
  

  Townships: 6 South

  Range 2 West
  

  Townships: 6 South
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:38.011439338° 00' 41.2"N

  Longitude:-89.236193589° 14' 10.3"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Saint Johns (Du Quoin Number 9 Precinct) 1.4 mi. N
  • Holden (Sunfield Precinct) 2.8 mi. N
  • Dowell (Elk Township, Jackson County) 5 mi. S
  • Elkville (Elk Township, Jackson County) 7 mi. S
  • Tamaroa (Tamaroa Number 2 Precinct) 8.7 mi. N
  • Pinckneyville 9.3 mi. NW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Independent Order of Oddfellows 0.7 mi. NE
  • Jones (Du Quoin Number 7 Precinct) 2.2 mi. NE
  • Sacred Heart (Du Quoin Number 5 Precinct) 2.6 mi. W
  • Vancil (Du Quoin Number 4 Precinct) 2.7 mi. SW
  • Haggard (Sunfield Precinct) 2.8 mi. NE
  • McElvain (Du Quoin Number 4 Precinct) 2.9 mi. W
  • Sunset Memorial Park (Sunfield Precinct) 3.1 mi. N
  • Old Du Quoin (Du Quoin Number 10 Precinct) 3.3 mi. SE
  • Primitive Baptist (Sunfield Precinct) 3.6 mi. N
  • Ninemile Baptist (Sunfield Precinct) 3.9 mi. NW
  • Ross (Du Quoin Number 4 Precinct) 4.5 mi. SW
  • Cudgetown (Pinckneyville Number 2 Precinct) 4.6 mi. W
• Population:
  6,252
• Elevation:
  140 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  184677561
• Updated Apr 19, 2020