Country United States County Champaign Area code(s) 217 Elevation 211 m | State Illinois Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 422611 Local time Sunday 8:27 AM | |
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Deers is an unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. There are only two houses in Deers. There is a sign on a utility pole "Deers Population: Few". The grain elevator has been razed. Deers was formerly served by Norfolk and Western Railway, but that branch line was removed in 1991. Deers is southeast of Urbana.
Map of Deers, IL 61802, USA
A post office was established at Deers in 1887, and remained in operation until 1913. The community's name honors Thomas Deer, a local pioneer.
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Deers, Illinois Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA