Galton, Illinois

Galton is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. Galton is located on U.S. Route 45, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Arcola.

Galton, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°44′22″N 88°18′01″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Douglas
Elevation	650 ft (200 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	217
GNIS feature ID	408860[1]

The community was named after Douglas Galton,^[2] a British actuary who visited Illinois several times to examine the books of the Illinois Central Railroad on behalf of Dutch and British investors. In 1883, a post office was established.^[3]