Sandoval, IL

Sandoval is a town in Marion County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 1,157 residents. In the early days, this area was the crossroads of well traveled Indian trails. A man with the name of Sandoval was the first to establish a trading post. Sandoval'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 Sandoval's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Sandoval is located in western Marion County. U.S. Route 50 passes through the village center as Missouri Avenue, leading east 9 miles to Salem, the county seat, and west 14 miles to Carlyle.