Lacon

History

Lacon was named after Laconia, a region of Greece. Lacon was established in 1831 and is the oldest town in Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, and Stark Counties. On August 6, 1831, it was laid out as the town of Columbia. The community of Lacon, Alabama, now a ghost town, was named after Lacon. All that remains of Lacon, Alabama is a flea market.

Geography

Lacon is located in central Marshall County on the east shoreline of the Illinois River. Illinois Route 17 passes through the city center as Ferry Street, leading west across the Illinois River on the Lacon Bridge into Sparland. Route 17 leads east to Wenona and west to Wyoming. Illinois Route 26 also runs through the center of Lacon, following Prairie Street. It leads northeast up the Illinois River valley to Hennepin and south along the river to East Peoria. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lacon has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.5%, are water. }}

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,196
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,032
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,008
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,913
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,752
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  1,715
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,706
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,673

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2025-03-15
  6 km W of Dwight, Illinois
• M 3.1 — 2024-07-15
  2 km WNW of Somonauk, Illinois
• M 3.6 — 2023-11-15
  1 km SSW of Standard, Illinois
• M 4.2 — 2004-06-28
  12 km NW of Dayton, Illinois