Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
| Tamalco, Illinois | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 38°46′15″N 89°17′29″W / 38.77083°N 89.29139°W / 38.77083; -89.29139 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Bond |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 618 |
| GNIS feature ID | 419529 |
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.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamalco, Illinois
- Callary, Edward (2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 342. ISBN 9780252090707.
| Municipalities and communities of Bond County, Illinois, United States | ||
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| County seat: Greenville | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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