Sabina, Illinois | |
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  Sabina  Sabina | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′50″N88°39′02″W / 40.34722°N 88.65056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | McLean |
| Elevation | 778 ft (237 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 309 |
| GNIS feature ID | 417088 [1] |
Sabina, also earlier known as Monarch, is an unincorporated community in West Township, McLean County, Illinois, United States. [1] [2]
Sabina was established in 1878 [3] on the Havana Rantoul & Eastern Railroad "Punkin’ Vine" narrow-gauge railway. [4] Sabina was named for Mrs. Sabina Moore. She and her husband, Joseph G. Moore, were instrumental in the creation of the town. [5] At one time Sabina had a hotel, church, two grain elevators, a general store and several homes. A post office was located in the hotel lobby. [6] Unfortunately, there were several other similarly named towns and in 1881 the post office was named Monarch. [5] In the late 19th century Sabina was often referred to by the name of its post office, Monarch.
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McLean County is the largest county by land area in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 Census, it had a population of 170,954. Its county seat is Bloomington. McLean County is included in the Bloomington–Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Odell is a village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,046 at the 2010 census.
Arrowsmith is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 276 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Carlock is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 548 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Danvers is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,089 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Ellsworth is a village in Dawson Township, McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 184 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Gridley is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,456 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Le Roy is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,512 at the 2020 census.
Lexington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,090 at the 2020 census. There are two theories regarding the etymology of the city name. One says it was named for the Battle of Lexington, where General Gridley's father fought. and the other that it was named for the home town of James Brown, the town's co-founder.
Saybrook is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 654 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Jesse W. Fell was an American businessman and landowner. He was instrumental in the founding of Illinois State University as well as Normal, Pontiac, Clinton, Towanda, Dwight, DeWitt County and Livingston County in Central Illinois. He was also the founder of the newspaper The Pantagraph. As a close friend of Abraham Lincoln, it was Fell who urged him to challenge his opponent, Stephen A. Douglas, to their famous series of debates.
The McLean County Courthouse and Square is located in downtown Bloomington, Illinois. The site is on the National Register of Historic Places and encompasses the old McLean County Courthouse and the courthouse-facing sides of three downtown blocks. All 4 floors of the building are now occupied by the McLean County Museum of History for exhibits, collections storage, and offices. The historic buildings at the other side of the square were destroyed by fire in the 1980s. The Square is bordered by four Bloomington streets: Main Street, Center Street, Jefferson Street and Washington Street. The site was home to three previous courthouses before the current one was completed in 1903. The first courthouse at the site was built in 1831, and the second in 1836. The third was built in 1868, but suffered major damage from fire on June 19, 1900.
Cropsey is a small unincorporated community in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It was named for a Civil War colonel in the Union Army.
Mount Hope Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,103 and it contained 455 housing units.
Shirley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern McLean County, Illinois, United States, just off Interstate 55. It was founded in 1854. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 135. Shirley is home to the Funk Prairie Home & Rock Museum.
The Pantagraph is a daily newspaper that serves Bloomington–Normal, Illinois, along with 60 communities and eight counties in the Central Illinois area. Its headquarters are in Bloomington and it is owned by Lee Enterprises. The name is derived from the Greek words "panta" and "grapho," which has a combined meaning of "write all things."
Meadows, Illinois is a small unincorporated community located in McLean County. Meadows is located on US Route 24, midway between Chenoa and Gridley, with easy access from Interstate 55. Meadows at one time had a bank, general store, auto garage, a washing machine factory, and a school. All that remains in town is a nursing home, church, and a grain elevator. One railway line passes through the center of the town.
Barnes is an unincorporated community in McLean County, Illinois.
Merna is an unincorporated community in McLean County, Illinois, United States. Merna is 9 miles (14 km) east-northeast of downtown Bloomington. Merna formerly had a post office with ZIP code 61758, which was closed in the mid 2000s.
Asahel Gridley was an American politician, lawyer, merchant, and banker. Born in New York, Gridley moved to Bloomington, Illinois, when he was twenty-one. He served as a brigadier general in the Black Hawk War and was elected to three terms in the Illinois General Assembly. There, he lobbied to have the Illinois Central and Chicago and Alton Railroads pass near Bloomington. Abraham Lincoln once defended Gridley during a slander trial and was a frequent collaborator or opponent in the courts. Gridley is also the namesake of Gridley, Illinois, and platted two other McLean County towns.