Waggoner, Illinois

About Waggoner

Waggoner is a tiny community in southwestern Illinois with an estimated population of 180.

Waggoner holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.24 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 750 residents per square mile.

📰 Waggoner News Today

• Route 66 road trip leads to M&M museum in Waggoner First Alert 4 · Apr 17
• Bobby L. Waggoner Obituary Oct 24, 2025 Emmons Macey and Steffey Funeral Home · Oct 24
• Hazel B. "King" Emery Obituary (2026) - Carlinville, IL - Davis-Anderson Funeral Home - Carlinville Legacy obituary · Aug 1
• Obituary: John Brubaker Park Record · Mar 13
• Kay Lynn Waggoner Obituary (2026) - Brighton, IL - Elias, Kallal & Schaaf Funeral Home - Godfrey Legacy obituary · Mar 6

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What Makes Waggoner Unique

• The only place in America named Waggoner — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
• Positioned in southwestern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

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