America, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°08′18″N 89°07′25″W / 37.13833°N 89.12361°W / 37.13833; -89.12361
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Pulaski
Elevation [1]	354 ft (108 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	618
GNIS feature ID	422407[1]

America is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. It lies 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Mound City.

Founded in part by the American entrepreneur Justus Post, Post made attempts to establish a community like the one he had previously constructed near St. Louis, Missouri that is now today Chesterfield, Missouri.^[2] It was the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois, from the county's establishment in 1819 until Unity became the county seat in 1833.^[3] In 1843, when Pulaski County was created, America became part of the new county.

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