Shale City, Illinois

Shale City is an unincorporated community in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States.^[2] Shale City is 3 miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Viola.

CountryUnited States

Elevation

722 ft (220 m)

TimezoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))

Areacode309

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Shale City, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°13′11″N 90°38′26″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Mercer
Elevation	722 ft (220 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	309
GNIS feature ID	418274[1]

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Shale City was the home of the Continental Brick factory. In 1915, the factory was sold to the Hydraulic Press Brick Company of St. Louis. Shale City was a company town of about 40 houses, a grocery store, a pool hall, a gas station, and a school.^[3]

In 1910, a spur was constructed off the Gilchrist to Aledo branch of the Rock Island Southern Railway. The spur connected just west of Gilchrist.^[4]