Lerna | |
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 Lerna United Methodist Church | |
 Location of Lerna in Coles County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°25′04″N 88°17′20″W / 39.41778°N 88.28889°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Illinois |
| County | Coles |
| Township | Pleasant Grove |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2) |
| • Land | 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 226 |
| • Density | 1,965.22/sq mi (758.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62440 |
| Area code | 217 |
| FIPS code | 17-42938 |
| GNIS ID | 2398424[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Lerna, Illinois |
Lerna is a village in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 226 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area. Thomas Lincoln, father of President Abraham Lincoln, spent the later part of his life on a homestead a few miles away, preserved today as the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. Thomas Lincoln and his second wife Sarah Bush Lincoln are buried in Shiloh Cemetery south of town.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lerna, Illinois
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.