Tamalco, Illinois

Tamalco, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Tamalco, Illinois is located in Illinois
Tamalco, Illinois
Tamalco, Illinois
Tamalco, Illinois is located in the United States
Tamalco, Illinois
Tamalco, Illinois
Coordinates: 38°46′15″N 89°17′29″W / 38.77083°N 89.29139°W / 38.77083; -89.29139
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyBond
Elevation
[1]
479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code618
GNIS feature ID419529[1]

Tamalco is an unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois, United States. Tamalco is located along a railroad line northwest of Keyesport.

The community was named in 1884 as a portmanteau of the names of Bond County residents W. H. Taylor, John McLaren, and Frank Colwell. Its post office opened the same year; Taylor served as the first postmaster.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamalco, Illinois
  2. ^ Callary, Edward (2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 342. ISBN 9780252090707.


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