Sabina, Illinois | |
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Coordinates: 40°20′50″N 88°39′02″W / 40.34722°N 88.65056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | McLean |
Elevation | 778 ft (237 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 309 |
GNIS feature ID | 417088 [1] |
Sabina, also earlier known as Monarch, is an unincorporated community in West Township, McLean County, Illinois, United States. [1] [2]
Sabina was established in 1878 [3] on the Havana Rantoul & Eastern Railroad "Punkin’ Vine" narrow-gauge railway. [4] Sabina was named for Mrs. Sabina Moore. She and her husband, Joseph G. Moore, were instrumental in the creation of the town. [5] 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. [6] Unfortunately, there were several other similarly named towns and in 1881 the post office was named Monarch. [5] In the late 19th century Sabina was often referred to by the name of its post office, Monarch.