Weston, McLean County, Illinois

Weston, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°44′50″N88°37′19″W / 40.74722°N 88.62194°W / 40.74722; -88.62194 [1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McLean
Elevation [1]	702 ft (214 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	61726
Area codes	815, 779
GNIS ID	420966 [1]

Weston is an unincorporated community located in McLean County, Illinois. It currently is still in existence, as opposed to its now-defunct namesake in DuPage County.

History

Weston was laid out 26 August 1867 by W. F. Bryan. ^[2] The Original Town included 288 small lots, five blocks that were not subdivided and a Public Park. The depot and town hall were on the south side of the tracks. It was a station along the Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad. In 1895 there were four churches. ^[3] Just east of town an area of natural tall grass prairie survives at Weston Cemetery Prairie.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weston, McLean County, Illinois
2. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of McLean County (Chicago: Munsell, 1908) p. 902.
3. Combined Indexed Atlas 1856-1914, McLean County, Illinois (Bloomington: McLean County Historical Society and McLean County Genealogical Society, 2006) p. 212.

1. Osman Topo Map in McLean County IL
2. "Osman, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.