What the Heck Does “Forgotonia” mean?

About Forgottonia the Actual Place

I’m talkin’ ’bout west central Illinois—an area once dubbed “The Republic of Forgottonia” because it’s so…. BFE, to put it one way. Read the full definition of the term on Wikipedia.

About Forgottonia the Blog

It’s published by me, life-long Forgottonia resident Alison McGaughey: writer, blogger, spaz extraordinaire.

I’m obsessed with small-town life, local legends, and that this place I call home is impossible to reach from anywhere else.

Some of the stuff I like to cover: