Dillon, Illinois

City: Dillon

County: Tazewell

State: Illinois

Lat/Long: 40.4667, -89.5333

Originally known as Liberty, the town received a U.S. Post Office in 1828. In 1837, the Illinois General Assembly changed the town's name to Dillon.

An Act to Change the Name of the Town of Liberty; James N. Adams, comp., Illinois Place Names (Springfield: Illinois State Historical Society, 1989), 340.