Laurette, Illinois

Laurette is an unincorporated community in McLean County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.^[1]

History

Laurette dervives its name from Laura, the wife of a railroad official.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laurette, Illinois
↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

Municipalities and communities of McLean County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Bloomington

Cities	Bloomington Chenoa El Paso Le Roy Lexington

Town	Normal

Villages	Anchor Arrowsmith Bellflower Carlock Colfax Cooksville Danvers Downs Ellsworth Gridley Heyworth Hudson McLean Saybrook Stanford Towanda

Townships	Allin Anchor Arrowsmith Bellflower Bloomington Blue Mound Cheney's Grove Chenoa Cropsey Dale Danvers Dawson Downs Dry Grove Empire Funk's Grove Gridley Hudson Lawndale Lexington Martin Money Creek Mount Hope Normal Old Town Randolph Towanda West White Oak Yates

CDP	Twin Grove

Other unincorporated communities	Barnes Bentown Bloomington Heights Cropsey Covell Fletcher Funks Grove Gillum Glen Avon Holder Kerrick Laurette Lyttleville Meadows Merna Padua Sabina Shirley Watkins‡ Weedman‡ Weston Yuton

Ghost towns	Benjaminville Kumler

Coordinates: 40°19′31″N 88°32′36″W / 40.32528°N 88.54333°W / 40.32528; -88.54333

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