Wasson, Illinois

Wasson, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Wasson, Illinois
Coordinates: 37°47′17″N 88°29′05″W / 37.78806°N 88.48472°W / 37.78806; -88.48472Coordinates: 37°47′17″N 88°29′05″W / 37.78806°N 88.48472°W / 37.78806; -88.48472
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Saline
Elevation	384 ft (117 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	618
GNIS feature ID	420629^[1]

Wasson is an unincorporated community in East Eldorado and Raleigh Townships, Saline County, Illinois, United States. Wasson is located along U.S. Route 45 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Eldorado.^[2]

Wasson started as a company village for the Wasson Coal Company outside of Harrisburg, Illinois. The village was named after C.M. Wasson and his son. Mr. Wasson began his career as a junk dealer and eventually became one of the leading coal mining and banking pioneers in Southern Illinois.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wasson, Illinois
↑ Saline County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

Municipalities and communities of Saline County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Harrisburg

Cities	Eldorado Harrisburg

Villages	Carrier Mills Galatia Muddy Raleigh Stonefort‡

Townships	Brushy Carrier Mills Cottage East Eldorado Galatia Harrisburg Independence Long Branch Mountain Raleigh Rector Stone Fort Tate

Unincorporated communities	Andersonville Apple Tree Banklick Bankston Barnum Battlesford Beulah Heights Big Muddy Blackman Hill Bolton Brooklyn Brushy Cave Hill College Park Cookseyville Cornersville Cottage Grove Dallasanie Delta Derby Dooley Station Dorrisville Douglas Eagle Mountain Eagle Valley Eagle East Eldorado Flint Hill Francis Mills Garris Ridge Gaskins City Grayson Haley's Hill Halltown Hamburg Harco Hartford Hawkeye Highland Park Horseshoe Hull Independence Ingram Hill L'Aigle Lakeview Ledford Liberty Little Italy Little Ridge Little Saline Grove Long Branch Mitchellsville Mountain Mt. Airy New Castle New Hope North Galatia Old Stonefort Old Town Pankeyville Pick Prospect Hill Rathbone Station Rector Red Bank Red Bud Rileyville Rudement Saline City Somerset South America Tanner Tate Texas City Texas Station Texas Tison Wasson West End West Harrisburg Whiteside Whitesville

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

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