Saunemin is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

Livingston County, Illinois Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,815. Its county seat is Pontiac. Livingston County comprises the Pontiac, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...

, United States. As of 2023 the current population is 396.

Geography

Saunemin is located in eastern Livingston County.

Illinois Route 116 Illinois Route 116 (IL 116) is a cross-state rural state highway that runs from U.S. Route 34 (US 34) by Gladstone east to the intersection of US 45 (North Front Street) and Old US 45, on the north side of Ashkum. Route description Th ...

passes through the southern side of the village, leading west to

Pontiac Pontiac most often refers to: * Pontiac (Odawa leader) ( – 1769), Native American war chief *Pontiac (automobile), a former General Motors brand Pontiac may also refer to: Places and jurisdictions Canada * Pontiac, Quebec, a municipality ** Apo ...

, the

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, and east to Ashkum. The village limits extend west along Route 116 to the crossroads with

Illinois Route 47 Illinois Route 47 (IL 47) is a largely rural north–south state highway that runs from the Wisconsin state border at Highway 120 (Wisconsin), Highway 120 near Hebron, Illinois, Hebron, to Illinois Route 10, IL 10, just south of I ...

, which leads north to

Dwight Dwight may refer to: People and fictional characters * Dwight (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Dwight (surname), a list of people Places Canada * Dwight, Ontario, village in the township of Lake of Bays, Ontario ...

and south to

Forrest Forrest may refer to: Places Australia *Forrest, Australian Capital Territory *Forrest, Victoria, a small rural township *Division of Forrest, a federal division of the Australian House of Representatives, in Western Australia *Electoral distric ...

Demographics

Notable people

* George S. Brydia, journalist, salesman, and politician; born in Saunemin *

Albert Cashier Albert D. J. Cashier (December 25, 1843 – October 10, 1915), born Jennie Irene Hodgers, was an Irish-born American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Cashier adopted the identity of a man before enlisting, and ...

, a transgender man who enlisted in the army during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

* Arthur R. Falter, businessman and politician *

Ira M. Lish Ira M. Lish (June 16, 1855 – June 15, 1937) was an American politician and businessman. Lish was born in Essex, Kankakee County, Illinois. He went to the public schools. He was involved with the banking and mercantile business in Saunemin ...

, businessman, Representative and Senator of Illinois'Illinois Blue Book 111-1912,' Biographical Sketch of Ira M. Lish, pg. 204-205

References

External links

* {{Livingston County, Illinois Villages in Livingston County, Illinois Villages in Illinois