Country United States County Douglas Area code(s) 217 Elevation 198 m | State Illinois Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 408860 Local time Thursday 7:47 PM | |
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Galton is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. Galton is located on U.S. Route 45, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Arcola.
Map of Galton, Arcola Township, IL 61910, USA
The community was named after Douglas Galton, a British actuary who visited Illinois several times to examine the books of the Illinois Central Railroad on behalf of Dutch and British investors. In 1883, a post office was established.
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