Patoka, IL

Patoka is a village in Marion County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 525 residents. The village was named after a local Native American chieftain. Patoka is located in northwestern Marion County. The Patoka Oil Terminal is located between Patoka and Vernon. Patoka is an oil hub that connects many oil pipelines, similar to the much larger oil tank farm near Cushing, Oklahoma. Patoka'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 Patoka's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. U.S. Route 51 passes through the east side of the village, leading north 15 miles to Vandalia and south 10 miles to Sandoval.