Moccasin, Illinois

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Moccasin, Illinois
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Moccasin
Coordinates: 39°08′50″N88°45′28″W / 39.14722°N 88.75778°W / 39.14722; -88.75778
Country United States
State Illinois
County Effingham
Elevation
610 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 217
GNIS feature ID413693 [1]

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

History

A post office called Moccasin was established in 1862, and remained in operation until 1943. [2] The community was named for the Indian moccasin. [3] Joseph P. Condo (18481923), Illinois state representative, lived in Moccasin. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moccasin, Illinois
  2. "Effingham County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  211.
  4. 'Directory of the Illinois Legislature of 1895,' J.L. Pickering-editor, Springfield, Illinois: 189, Biographical Sketch of Joseph P. Condo, pg. 36-37