A post office was established at Divide in 1879, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The community most likely was so named on account of its location near a drainage divide.[3]
ReferencesEdit
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Divide, Illinois
^"Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
^Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 94. ISBN978-0-252-09070-7.
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