Laurette, Illinois

Laurette, Illinois
Laurette, Illinois
Unincorporated community
	Laurette Laurette
	Coordinates: 40°19′31″N88°32′36″W / 40.32528°N 88.54333°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McLean
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	309
GNIS feature ID	426591

Last updated May 23, 2025

Laurette is an unincorporated community in McLean County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.^[1]

History

Laurette derives its name from Laura, the wife of a railroad official.^[2]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laurette, Illinois
↑ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

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[gnis-1] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laurette, Illinois

[2] Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

[3] Osman Topo Map in McLean County IL

[4] "Osman, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of McLean County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Bloomington
Cities	Bloomington Chenoa El Paso‡ Le Roy Lexington	Map of Illinois highlighting McLean County
Town	Normal
Villages	Anchor Arrowsmith Bellflower Carlock Colfax Cooksville Danvers Downs Ellsworth Gridley Heyworth Hudson McLean Saybrook Stanford Towanda
Townships	Allin Anchor Arrowsmith Bellflower Bloomington Blue Mound Cheney's Grove Chenoa Cropsey Dale Danvers Dawson Downs Dry Grove Empire Funk's Grove Gridley Hudson Lawndale Lexington Martin Money Creek Mount Hope Normal Old Town Randolph Towanda West White Oak Yates
CDPs	Shirley Twin Grove
Other communities	Barnes Bentown Bloomington Heights Cropsey Covell Fletcher Funks Grove Gillum Hendrix Holder Kerrick Laurette Lytleville Meadows Merna Osman^[1]^[2] Padua Randolph Sabina Watkins‡ Weedman‡ Weston Yuton
Ghost towns	Ballard Benjaminville Kumler
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Laurette, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°19′31″N88°32′36″W / 40.32528°N 88.54333°W / 40.32528; -88.54333
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McLean
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	309
GNIS feature ID	426591^[1]