Dog Walk, Illinois

Dog Walk is an unincorporated community in Williamson County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]

According to tradition, the community was so named on account of local dogs forming paths leading to the community.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dog Walk, Illinois
  2. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

Coordinates: 37°45′33″N 88°55′58″W / 37.75917°N 88.93278°W / 37.75917; -88.93278


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