Diona, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Diona, Illinois

Unincorporated community

Diona, Illinois

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Diona, Illinois

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Coordinates: 39°22′36″N 88°08′21″W﻿ / ﻿39.37667°N 88.13917°W﻿ / 39.37667; -88.13917
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Coles
Elevation

| 617 ft (188 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 217
GNIS feature ID| 422628[1]

Diona is an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois, United States. Diona is located near Illinois Route 130, 8 miles (13 km) south of Charleston.

## History[edit]

A post office was established at Diona in 1869, and remained in operation until 1902.[2] The etymology of the name Diona is uncertain.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Coles County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
3. ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 93\. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

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Municipalities and communities of Coles County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Charleston

Cities|

* Charleston
* Mattoon
* Oakland

Map of Illinois highlighting Coles County

Villages|

* Ashmore
* Humboldt
* Lerna

Townships|

* Ashmore
* Charleston
* East Oakland
* Humboldt
* Hutton
* Lafayette
* Mattoon
* Morgan
* North Okaw
* Paradise
* Pleasant Grove
* Seven Hickory

CDPs|

* Janesville‡
* Trilla

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bushton
* Campbell
* Coles
* Cooks Mills
* Diona
* Dorans
* Embarrass
* Etna
* Fairgrange
* Fuller‡
* Hutton
* Jones
* Kings
* Lipsey
* Loxa
* Magnet
* Newby
* Paradise
* Rardin
* Wabash Point

Extinct
community|

* Hitesville

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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