Charleston, IL

united states

Charleston, a college town in east-central Illinois, centers around Eastern Illinois University and sits as the Coles County seat. I-57 provides main access via Exit 190, then 12 miles east on Route 16. US 130 connects north-south through downtown to Mattoon, while Route 16 runs east-west toward Paris and Springfield. The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site 8 miles south preserves Abraham Lincoln's father's last home as a living history farm.