Sabina, also earlier known as Monarch, is an

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in West Township, McLean County,

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, United States.

History

Sabina was established in 1878 on the Havana Rantoul & Eastern Railroad "Punkin’ Vine" narrow-gauge railway. Sabina was named for Mrs. Sabina Moore. She and her husband, Joseph G. Moore, were instrumental in the creation of the town."Sabina Changed to Monarch." ''The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois)'', 9 April 1881, page 3, column 3. At one time Sabina had a hotel, church, two grain elevators, a general store and several homes. A post office was located in the hotel lobby."History of West Township," ''Heritage of The Prairie : A History of LeRoy and of Empire and West Townships McLean County, Illinois'' (The LeRoy Bi-Centennial Commission, 1976), page 28. Unfortunately, there were several other similarly named towns and in 1881 the post office was named Monarch. In the late 19th century Sabina was often referred to by the name of its post office, Monarch.

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Unincorporated communities in McLean County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{McLeanCountyIL-geo-stub