Dog Walk, Illinois

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Dog Walk, Illinois
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Dog Walk, Illinois
Coordinates: 37°45′33″N88°55′58″W / 37.75917°N 88.93278°W / 37.75917; -88.93278
Country United States
State Illinois
County Williamson
Elevation
499 ft (152 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
62959
Area code 618
GNIS feature ID407282 [1]

Dog Walk is an unincorporated community in Williamson County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1]

According to tradition, the community was so named on account of local dogs forming paths leading to the community. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dog Walk, Illinois
  2. Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 95. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.