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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Terra Cotta, Illinois

Terra Cotta is an unincorporated community in McHenry County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.

History

A post office called Terra Cotta was established in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1927. The community was named after a local terracotta pottery works.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Terra Cotta, Illinois
  2. ^ "McHenry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 129.