Salisbury, Illinois

Salisbury is an unincorporated community located in Sangamon County, Illinois. It is located on Illinois Route 97, 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Springfield.^[2] Salisbury was once located in its own rural township, Salisbury Township. After Salisbury Township dissolved itself in 1989, the Salisbury area joined the adjacent Gardner Township, with postal addresses being assigned to the neighboring village of Pleasant Plains about seven miles to the southwest.

Salisbury, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°53′23″N 89°47′53″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Sangamon
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	217
GNIS feature ID	417892[1]

Notable residents

• Evelyn Brandt Thomas, farm chemicals manufacture/distribution innovator

References

1. "Salisbury". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping. 1991. ISBN 978-0-89933-213-0.