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Welcome to Ticona ...

Ticona is located in La Salle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ticona, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ticona is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ticona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ticona: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Ticona ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ticona.

  • Ottawa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <4>
  • Streator
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Peru is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
  • La Salle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Spring Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marseilles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Oglesby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Henry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Henry is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
  • De Pue
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • North Utica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Utica is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ticona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ticona.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ticona. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ticona.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ticona. See our Newspapers Page for Ticona.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ticona ...

Looking for more information about Ticona? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ticona, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ticona.

Adding Ticona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ticona in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ticona was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ticona.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ticona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Ticona area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Ticona area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.