Dog Walk, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
37°45′33″N 88°55′58″W / 37.75917°N 88.93278°W / 37.75917; -88.93278CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyWilliamsonElevation
499 ft (152 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Code
62959
Area code618GNIS feature ID407282[1]

Dog Walk is an unincorporated community in Williamson County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]

According to tradition, the community was so named on account of local dogs forming paths leading to the community.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dog Walk, Illinois
  2. ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
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