Meppen, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°59′49″N 90°36′17″W / 38.99694°N 90.60472°W / 38.99694; -90.60472
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Calhoun
Elevation [1]	456 ft (139 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	618
GNIS feature ID	413413[1]

Meppen is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. Meppen is north of Brussels. St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Meppen.

History[edit]

The community was named after the city of Meppen in the Northwest of Germany.^[2]

Notable person[edit]

• Roman Catholic Bishop Victor Hermann Balke was born in Meppen.^[3]

References[edit]

Illinois portal

External links[edit]

Media related to Meppen, Illinois at Wikimedia Commons