Cliola, Illinois

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Cliola, Illinois
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Cliola, Illinois
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Cliola, Illinois
Coordinates: 39°59′42″N91°17′38″W / 39.99500°N 91.29389°W / 39.99500; -91.29389
Country United States
State Illinois
County Adams
Elevation
718 ft (219 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 217
GNIS feature ID1785269 [1]

Cliola is an unincorporated historical community in Ellington Township, Adams County, Illinois, United States. Cliola was located along a railroad line northeast of Quincy. In a September 14, 1899 article in The Quincy Whig about the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad laying a new railroad switch between Eubanks and Cliola it was mentioned that after completion Cliola would no longer exist. [2] There was previously a post office located in Cliola that was established on August 1, 1868. [3]

An 1876 map of the location of Cliola in Adams County, Illinois CliolainAdamsCountyIL1876.png
An 1876 map of the location of Cliola in Adams County, Illinois

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cliola, Illinois
  2. "C., B. & Q. Construction". The Quincy Whig. September 14, 1899. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. Callary, Edward (October 1, 2010). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   9780252090707.