Ticona, Illinois

Ticona, Illinois
Ticona, Illinois
Unincorporated community
	Ticona Ticona
	Coordinates: 41°13′27″N 89°03′09″W / 41.22417°N 89.05250°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	LaSalle
Township	Eden
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	61370
Area code(s)	815 & 779
GNIS feature ID	423241

Ticona is an unincorporated community in Eden Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Ticona is located at the junction of East 550th Road and North 2101st Road,^[2] approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Tonica. Ticona shares a ZIP code with Tonica.^[3] Ticona was a stop on the Burlington Railroad's Illinois Valley and Northern line between LaSalle and Streator.^[4] The railroad constructed a depot, stock yards, water tank, and small grain elevator. The Columbia Hotel of Streator built a small dancing pavilion and beer garden called Columbia Park in the woods near the depot. During a large party, a violent storm hit with lightning killing a man and destroying the park.^[5] Also noted for an amateur hypnotist accidentally sending a family to sleep in 1902.^[6]

References

^ "Ticona, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Ticona, Illinois" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ "Burlington Route Historical Society". www.burlingtonroute.org. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^ Bell Spitzer, Amanda (1991). LaSalle County: The Rivers and The Prairies. pp. 404 & 406.
^ Undine (April 18, 2018). "Strange Company: Newspaper Clipping of the Day". Strange Company. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

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[GR3-1] "Ticona, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] "Ticona, Illinois" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[3] ZIP Code Lookup

[4] "Burlington Route Historical Society". www.burlingtonroute.org. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

[5] Bell Spitzer, Amanda (1991). LaSalle County: The Rivers and The Prairies. pp. 404 & 406.

[6] Undine (April 18, 2018). "Strange Company: Newspaper Clipping of the Day". Strange Company. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Ottawa
Cities	Earlville LaSalle Marseilles Mendota Oglesby Ottawa Peru Streator‡ Wenona‡	Map of Illinois highlighting LaSalle County
Villages	Cedar Point Dalzell‡ Dana Grand Ridge Kangley Leland Leonore Lostant Millington‡ Naplate North Utica Ransom Rutland Seneca‡ Sheridan Somonauk‡ Tonica Troy Grove
Townships	Adams Allen Brookfield Bruce Dayton Deer Park Dimmick Eagle Earl Eden Fall River Farm Ridge Freedom Grand Rapids Groveland Hope LaSalle Manlius Mendota Meriden Miller Mission Northville Ophir Osage Ottawa Otter Creek Peru Richland Rutland Serena South Ottawa Troy Grove Utica Vermillion Wallace Waltham
CDPs	Dayton Harding Lake Holiday Serena Triumph Wedron
Other unincorporated communities	Altmar Baker Blakes Catharine Danway Dimmick Farm Ridge Fitchmoor Garfield Hitt Jonesville Kernan Leeds Lowell Meriden Milla Mount Palatine‡ Munster‡ Northville Norway Peterstown Prairie Center Richards Stavanger Sulphur Springs Ticona Waltham Welland‡ Wilsman
Ghost towns	East Wenona Little Rock Science
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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