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03-06-2006, 03:17 PM
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Ina, Illinois
Hi, my name is Ina and I live in California. I recently learned that there is a town with my name in Illinois. I was just wondering, how do the folks in Ina, Illinois pronounce the name of their town? My name rhymes with China, but many people I've come across pronounce it so that it rhymes with Tina.
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03-08-2006, 09:08 AM
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Ina IL
It is pronounced like your name, rhyming with China. Near Bonnie and Mt. Vernon, IL.
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03-20-2006, 05:13 PM
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ina and bonnie were sisters that the two towns were named after.
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12-10-2006, 04:29 PM
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Ina llinois
Ina ,llinois was named after the daughter of the president of the railroad company that was built through southern Illinois. The town of Bonnie was named aftr the daughter of the owners of the railroad company.
Another story has the town of Ina named after the daughter of the man that donated the land for the raillroad.
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03-14-2009, 05:22 PM
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I spent summers in Ina, Illinois when I was a little boy. My name is Douglas Neal Kelleher and my grandparents were Frank and Pearl Neal of Ina. My fondest memories from the 1960's are walking down to Fred Fowler's store and spending a dime to get an orange soda from the old fashioned soda machine and driving my grandpa's old tractor around the old semi-dirt roads of eastern ina waving at Lee Glazebrook, Tommy and Leota Sweeten, and Bill Russell to name just a few. Good times that I wish my kids had been able to enjoy.Doug KelleherTampa, Florida
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03-25-2009, 09:56 PM
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Strictly representing.
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I hate Ina. Had the misfortune of going to college there for 2 years. College in a cornfield. Barf.
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06-25-2009, 09:47 AM
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I used to go past it on my way to and from SIU in Carbondale back in the early 70's. Indeed it's a slower pace down there. The older I get the more I like the idea. I remember passing Rend Lake all the time as well. I would imagine most folks hang out there on hot summer days.
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06-25-2009, 10:42 AM
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Ina (rhymes with China), great name, for a girl and for a sleepy downstate Illinois town! Finest Kind!
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