Do you know the history of this place in Illinois??? (Dixon: house, golf)

[Firelion007]

I was wondering about this place: Sandoval, Illinois, because yesterday i was watching the news and i saw that it said Sandoval, it was surprising seeing it because it happens to be my last name, so it kind of hit me, and i wanted to know if anyone whos reading this knows why this place was named that way or the city's history or something?

Beforehand, thanks...
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Thank you again.

[doll lady]

I'm sorry I can't help you with history. I have been through Sandoval and it is a tiny town.

Here's the Library site. You might be able to call them and see if they can round up any information.

http://www.centralialibrary.org/sandoval.htm (broken link)

[illini84]

Here is what Wikipedia had to say:

"Sandoval is located at the junction of US Highways 50 and 51. At the time the US Highways were numbered, this was the meeting point of the central north/south route with the central east/west route, an equal number of highways being numbered to the north, south, east and west.

US Highway 50 is an extension of the Mason-Dixon line that divided the North from "Dixie".

Sandoval was the population center of the United States for a considerable portion of the 20th Century.

Sandoval's central location in the United States was recognized early on. The town was originally platted as a replacement for Washington, D.C., with space reserved for the White House and other branches of government."

[Firelion007]

Thank you for your responses, it will help a lot.

Thanks,,,,,,,,,=)

[brightmidnight]

I only know it because my dad has golfed there!

Those are some interesting facts in the Wikipedia article.