Dozaville, Illinois
Dozaville, Illinois | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Dozaville, Illinois Dozaville, Illinois | |
Coordinates: 37°54′25″N 89°57′23″W / 37.90694°N 89.95639°WCoordinates: 37°54′25″N 89°57′23″W / 37.90694°N 89.95639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Randolph |
Precinct | Kaskaskia |
Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 618 |
GNIS feature ID | 407374[1] |
Dozaville is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Dozaville is located in Kaskaskia Precinct, which is west of the Mississippi River; it is one of the few communities in Illinois which is west of the river.
Dozaville was laid out in 1872 by William Doza, and named for him.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dozaville, Illinois
- ↑ Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois: With Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Higginson Book Company. 1883. p. 308.
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