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Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Cliola, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Cliola, Illinois is located in IllinoisCliola, IllinoisCliola, IllinoisShow map of IllinoisCliola, Illinois is located in the United StatesCliola, IllinoisCliola, IllinoisShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°59′42″N 91°17′38″W / 39.99500°N 91.29389°W / 39.99500; -91.29389
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyAdams
Elevation718 ft (219 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code217
GNIS feature ID1785269

Cliola is an unincorporated historical community in Ellington Township, Adams County, Illinois, United States. Cliola was located along a railroad line northeast of Quincy. In a September 14, 1899 article in The Quincy Whig about the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad laying a new railroad switch between Eubanks and Cliola it was mentioned that after completion Cliola would no longer exist. There was previously a post office located in Cliola that was established on August 1, 1868.

An 1876 map of the location of Cliola in Adams County, Illinois

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cliola, Illinois
  2. "C., B. & Q. Construction". The Quincy Whig. September 14, 1899. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. Callary, Edward (October 1, 2010). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252090707.
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