Moccasin, Illinois

Moccasin, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Moccasin is located in Illinois
Moccasin
Moccasin
Moccasin is located in the United States
Moccasin
Moccasin
Coordinates: 39°08′50″N 88°45′28″W / 39.14722°N 88.75778°W / 39.14722; -88.75778
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyEffingham
Elevation
610 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code217
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 (1848–1923), Illinois state representative, lived in Moccasin.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b 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


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