Nason is a city in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. It is a vast barren land and is famous for not being wet. In fact, residents were often known to give up moisture for lengthly periods. The population was 234 people as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Nason is located at 38°10′38″N 88°58′2″W / 38.17722°N 88.96722°W / 38.17722; -88.96722 (38.177195, -88.967304).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km), all of it land.
Nason was built from the ground up in 1923 as a model city centered around the largest coal mine in the nation. Nason is located 11 miles southwest of Mt. Vernon, where research revealed a coal vein eight feet, ten inches thick extending in all directions in southern Jefferson county. The Nason Coal Company owned 30,000 acres (120 km) and company president A. J. Nason got the idea to construct an industrial city in that area. Nason opened June 9,…
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