Fandon is an unincorporated community in Chalmers Township

Chalmers Township, McDonough County, Illinois

Chalmers Township is located in McDonough County, Illinois. The population was 641 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...

, McDonough County, Illinois

Illinois

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, United States

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. The community is also known as Middletown. The nearest city to Fandon is Colchester

Colchester, Illinois

Colchester is a city in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,493 at the 2000 census. The city is named after the provincial town of Colchester, England.-Geography:Colchester is located at ....

. Fandon does not have its own post office and is part of Colchester's ZIP code

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History

Fandon was established in 1837 by Major John Patrick and James Edmonston. It was originally called Middletown because it was the central point between Beardstown

Beardstown, Illinois

Beardstown is a city in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,123 at the 2010 census. The public schools are in Beardstown Community Unit School District 15.-Geography:Beardstown is located at...

 and Burlington

Burlington, Iowa

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. When citizens of McDonough County organized the Forgottonia

Forgottonia

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secession movement in the 1970s, Fandon was named its capital.