Damon is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Brown County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
, United States. Damon is northwest of
Mount Sterling and northeast of
Mound Station.
History
A post office was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1907. The origin of the name Damon is obscure.
References
Unincorporated communities in Brown County, Illinois
Unincorporated communities in Illinois
1894 establishments in Illinois
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