Latona, Illinois

Latona, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Latona is located in Illinois
Latona
Latona
Latona is located in the United States
Latona
Latona
Coordinates: 38°58′50″N 88°18′42″W / 38.98056°N 88.31167°W / 38.98056; -88.31167
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJasper
Elevation
[1]
551 ft (168 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code618
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. ^ a b c 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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