Cora is an

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in Degognia Township, Jackson County,

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, United States. The community is located along

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east-southeast of

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. Degognia Creek flows past the community and enters the

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approximately 1.5 miles to the south.

passes the north side of the site.''Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 6th ed., 2010, p.88

References

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