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Below are the results of the Illinois, UNITED STATES Democrat Presidential Primary that took place on March 17th, 2020. Former Vice President Joe Biden won in the Prairie (Land of Lincoln) State.
A country governing in isolation despite being surrounded by countries such as The Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, and the United States, the Caribbean Sea country of CUBA does not always maintain an amicable relationship with its neighbors. Regardless, there are plenty of towns in the United States named after the sometimes unfriendly Cuba and its capital, Havana. Two of these American towns are only about 15.2 miles (24.5 kilometers) away from each other in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Home to 1,648 residents in 1980 and 1,294 residents more recently in 2010, the town of Cuba, Illinois sits almost perfectly centered in Fulton County. Communities surrounding the town of Cuba — some of which appear in the map above — include Bryant, Buckeye, Canton, Checkrow, Civer, Depler Springs, Dunfermline, Fiatt, Lewistown (Fulton County’s county seat), Marietta, Saint David, Seville, and Smithfield. Straddling the Illinois River, Havana is home to 4,277 residents in 1980 and 3,301 residents in 2010. Named after Cuba’s national capital, Havana is the county seat of Mason County. Communities surrounding the town of Havana include Baldwin Beach, Bath, Buzzville, Chautauqua Park, Duncan Mills, Eckard, Enion, Kelsey, Little America, Liverpool, Long Branch, Maples Mill, Matanzas Beach, Peterville, Poplar City, Quiver Beach, Sepo, and Topeka.
At least seven unincorporated towns and villages in the UNITED STATES are named after Atlas, a Titan god. The Atlas communities shown in the Rand McNally maps (edits by GeoFact of the Day) below are found in the states of California, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin — they all have Wikipedia pages. According to search results in the interactive Rand McNally map (↗) and some additional Wikipedia pages, other states with Atlas places include Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, and West Virginia. Populations are mostly in the double or triple digits. However, the Atlas and Atlasburg of Pennsylvania have 809 and 401 residents, respectively. Atlas, Michigan is located within Atlas Township, home to about 8,000 residents.
Atlas, California (Napa County)
Atlas, Illinois (Pike County)
Atlas, Michigan (Genesee County)
Atlas, Pennsylvania (Northumberland County)
Atlasburg, Pennsylvania (Washington County)
Atlas, Texas (Lamar County)
Atlas, Wisconsin (Polk County)
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