Country United States County Douglas ZIP codes 61941 Elevation 195 m Local time Tuesday 6:06 PM | State Illinois Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 414242 Zip code 61941 | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind NW at 19 km/h, 55% Humidity | ||
Murdock is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. Its elevation is 640 feet (195 m). Although Murdock is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 61941.
Map of Murdock, IL, USA
Murdock was the site of a notable train derailment on September 2, 1983. A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train derailed at 3:30 p.m., starting a fire. The fire heated tanks filled with liquefied petroleum gas, resulting in two large boiling liquid expanding vapor explosions. The force of the explosion blasted one of the tanker cars 3,630 feet (1,110 m) away from the derailment.
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