Magnolia, IL

Magnolia is a village in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 256 residents. Magnolia is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. Magnolia was settled by William Haws, James W. Magnolia is a predominantly agricultural community with no industry; the majority of employees work for local farmers, are union contractors, or travel to nearby towns for employment. Magnolia's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Illinois setting. The local scoop is how Magnolia's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Willis in 1827, and named for the Magnolia tree.