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Red Top, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°22′19″N 88°01′34″W / 38.37194°N 88.02611°W / 38.37194; -88.02611
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Red Top, Illinois
Red Top is located in Illinois
Red Top
Red Top
Red Top is located in the United States
Red Top
Red Top
Coordinates: 38°22′19″N 88°01′34″W / 38.37194°N 88.02611°W / 38.37194; -88.02611
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyEdwards
Elevation420 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code618
GNIS feature ID1808168[1]

Red Top is an unincorporated community in Edwards County, Illinois, United States. Red Top is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Albion. The settlement name comes from Agrostis gigantea, or Redtop Wildgrass that grows in the Illinois region.[2] The community is one quarter-mile south of Illinois Route 15.[3] A 3.8-magnitude earthquake occurred eight miles outside of the city on September 19, 2017.[4] The Norfolk Southern Railway runs through the community.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Red Top". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Redtop".
  3. ^ "Red Top, Illinois".
  4. ^ "Small earthquake reported in southeastern Illinois, felt in 3 states". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "NSCORP Rail Map" (PDF).