Dillon, Illinois

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Dillon, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Dillon, Illinois
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Dillon, Illinois
Coordinates: 40°28′36″N89°32′17″W / 40.47667°N 89.53806°W / 40.47667; -89.53806
Country United States
State Illinois
County Tazewell
Elevation
627 ft (191 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 309
GNIS feature ID407219 [1]

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

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dillon, Illinois
  2. ↑ Callary, Edward (September 29, 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 November 4, 2015.


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