Dunfermline, IL

Dunfermline is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 262 residents. Dunfermline is pronounced Done-ferm-lin. A post office has been in operation at Dunfermline since 1887. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Dunfermline, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Dunfermline, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. A share of the first settlers being natives of Dunfermline, Scotland, caused the name to be selected. Dunfermline is located in east-central Fulton County. Illinois Route 78 forms the eastern border of the village; the highway leads north 5 miles to Canton and south 6 miles to U.S. Route 24 at Little America.