Cullom, IL

Cullom is a village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 520 residents. Cullom is situated twenty miles east of Pontiac which is the county seat, and is one mile west of the Ford County line. Cullom owes its beginning to the Illinois Central Railroad which reached the village in 1878. In 2002 American Legion Skinner-Trost Post 122 dedicated a monument to all the local area veterans, living and dead, at the West Lawn Cemetery located on W. The monument includes etched emblems of all branches of military service, US Air Force, US Army, US Marine Corps, United States Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard and Reserves.

Cullom makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Cullom is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. The location of the village was established by Frederick Hack who granted a 90-foot right of way across his farm and paid a cash bonus of $4000 to the railroad company. Cullom is located in eastern Livingston County and is the only incorporated community in Sullivan Township. Illinois Route 116 passes through the village, leading west 20 miles to Pontiac, the county seat, and east 16 miles to Ashkum.