Toulon, Illinois

City: Toulon

County: Stark

State: Illinois

Lat/Long: 41.0833, -89.8500

In 1839, the Illinois General Assembly created Stark County and designated Toulon as the name for the county seat. Commissioners located a site for the town in 1841.

An Act for the Formation of the County of Stark, and for Other Purposes; An Act to Locate the County Seat of Stark, and to Extend the Limits of Said County; An Act to Locate the County Seat of Stark, and to Make Certain Addition to Said County; J. Knox Hall, ed., Stark County Illinois and Its People (Chicago: Pioneer, 1916), 1:76-77.