Sollitt is an

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located in

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. It was founded by John Sollitt, who purchased the land from the

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in 1853. The town is located off

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and County Line Road and is north of Grant Park and south of

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. Sollitt has fewer than 100 people within the town.

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Sollitt, Illinois neighborhood data Geography Data
{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Illinois Unincorporated communities in Kankakee County, Illinois Populated places established in 1853