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Cliola, Illinois

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.[2] There was previously a post office located in Cliola that was established on August 1, 1868.[3]

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. ISBN 9780252090707.