Official Name: | Sabina, Illinois |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Sabina |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | McLean |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 778 |
Coordinates: | 40.3472°N -88.6506°W |
Area Code: | 309 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 417088 |
Sabina, also earlier known as Monarch, is an unincorporated community in West Township, McLean County, Illinois, United States.[1]
Sabina was established in 1878[2] on the Havana Rantoul & Eastern Railroad "Punkin’ Vine" narrow-gauge railway.[3] Sabina was named for Mrs. Sabina Moore. She and her husband, Joseph G. Moore, were instrumental in the creation of the town.[4] At one time Sabina had a hotel, church, two grain elevators, a general store and several homes. A post office was located in the hotel lobby.[5] Unfortunately, there were several other similarly named towns and in 1881 the post office was named Monarch.[4] In the late 19th century Sabina was often referred to by the name of its post office, Monarch.