Clarion is an unincorporated community in Bureau County

Bureau County, Illinois

Bureau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 34,978, which is a decrease of 1.5% from 35,503 in 2000. Its county seat is Princeton. Bureau County is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area...

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. Clarion is located along a railroad line southwest of Mendota

Mendota, Illinois

Mendota is a city located in north-central Illinois in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The city has 7,272 residents, and is the fifth largest city in LaSalle County, though recent estimates have shown that the population has decreased to 6,995 residents. It is part of the...

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Though Clarion is usually perceived as the area where the grain elevator and Lutheran church are located along US Route 34, that is technically known as the unincorporated area of Wendel

Wendel, Illinois

Wendel is an unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. Wendel is located along U.S. Route 34 west of Mendota. Wendel is home to the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Clarion, pastored by Kevin Weeks. It is the location of the Clarion Township building, as well as a...

. Children who live near the railroad crossing known as Clarion attend La Moille schools.

There was once a school house on the southwest corner of the Clarion Blacktop and 2500 N. Avenue. The area is home to several older homesteads and gently rolling farmland.