Dillon, Illinois

Dillon is an unincorporated community in Tazewell County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]

Dillon, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Dillon, Illinois
Dillon, Illinois
Coordinates: 40°28′36″N 89°32′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyTazewell
Elevation
627 ft (191 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)309
GNIS feature ID407219[1]

History

Dillon was laid out in 1836, and named in honor of Nathan Dillon, a county official.[2] The Dillon post office was discontinued in 1901.[3]

gollark: It's weird how some of them said stuff like "it'll go away after the election" as if the entire world revolves around US politics or something.
gollark: > but its fascinating to see the stupidityI was looking at some reddit subreddit about allegedly "free-thinkers resisting the new normal" and *actually* seemingly about people complaining about masks, having to isolate after positive tests, talking about herd immunity, and saying "plandemic" a bit for similar reasons; morbid curiosity or something I guess.
gollark: Electric models of what?
gollark: ...
gollark: > ELECTRIC UNIVERSE®... *why* is it capitalized and ®-ed?

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dillon, Illinois
  2. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
  3. "Tazewell County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 November 2015.



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