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Re: local place names

by Gingersnap (Ranchie)

11/3/2024, 6:35 PM

Small towns in rural Illinois

Chenoa
Wenona
Lacon - named after the Laconia region of Greece
Towanda - means burial ground in some Native American languages
Ancona
Kernan
Mazon - Potawatomi Native American word for nettles
Verona
Tonica - named for the Tunica Native Americans
Ticona
Varna
Cornell - last name of the founder
Toluca
Kangley
Cayuga
Dalzell - last name of early developer

We also have some that are just pretty regular names: Henry, Morris, Leonore, Garfield, Dana, Cherry
Edit: added meanings I could find

This message was edited 11/3/2024, 6:51 PM

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