Latona, Illinois

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Latona, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Latona
Coordinates: 38°58′50″N88°18′42″W / 38.98056°N 88.31167°W / 38.98056; -88.31167
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jasper
Elevation
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551 ft (168 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 618
GNIS feature ID422899 [1]

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

History

Latona was laid out in 1869. [2] A post office was established at Latona in 1877, and remained in operation until 1920. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Latona, Illinois
  2. ↑ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 194. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.
  3. ↑ "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
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