Amity, Illinois (other)
Amity, Illinois may refer to: * Amity, a town plat that became part of Cornell, Illinois * Pocohontas, Illinois Pocahontas is a village in Bond County, Illinois, United States. The population was 697 at the 2020 census. History Pocahontas was originally known as Hickory Grove and then Amity. In 1850, the name was changed to Pocohontas (with an "o"). In 185 ...

Cornell, Illinois
Cornell is a village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 467 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the geographic region known as Streatorland. Geography Cornell is located in northwestern Livingston County at , in the northeastern part of Amity Township. Illinois Route 23 passes through the village, leading northwest to Streator and southeast to Pontiac, the Livingston county seat. According to the 2010 census, Cornell has a total area of , all land. History The modern town of Cornell is a blending of two towns founded at almost the same time. Both were attempting to attract a station on the new Fairbury Pontiac and Northwestern Railroad, which eventually became part of the Wabash Railroad. The town of Cornell was laid out by Walter P. Cornell (3 April 1811 – 5 May 1889) on 15 June 1871. The adjoining town of Amity was laid out two days later by Willard D. Blake (5 February 1840 – 1 June 1875).''History of Livingston,'' 1878, p. 413. Walter ...
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