Hatton

 

Darwin Township, Clark County, Illinois 

Hatton, also known as Snyder, is located on the west edge of section 30 in Darwin Township. It lies about 8 miles south of Marshall, 2 1/2 miles south of Ernst, and 3 miles north of Walnut Prairie, just east of route 1 on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (New York Central), and about 3 miles west of Darwin.

A Post office was established at Hatton on Mar. 7, 1882.  It was named by Postmaster John Milton Hollenbeck for Assistant Postmaster-General McHatton. It was discontinued April 2, 1906.

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