Tonti | |
Unincorporated | |
Country | United States |
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State | Illinois |
County | Marion |
Elevation | 574 ft (175.0 m) |
Coordinates | 38°39′53″N 88°58′42″W / 38.66472°N 88.97833°WCoordinates: 38°39′53″N 88°58′42″W / 38.66472°N 88.97833°W |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Location of Illinois in the United States
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Tonti is an unincorporated community in Tonti Township, Marion County, Illinois, United States. The community of Tonti is now little more than a bend in the road and a sign, near where the Illinois Central Railroad tracks cross Interstate 57.
Tonti Township and the community of Tonti was named in honor of Henri de Tonti, an early Italian/French explorer of Illinois.