Eleroy, Illinois
Eleroy | |
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 A view toward buildings in Eleroy including the U.S. Post Office. | |
  Eleroy Location of Eleroy within Illinois  Eleroy Eleroy (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′57″N 89°45′38″W / 42.33250°N 89.76056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Stephenson |
| Township | Erin |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 85 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 61027 |
| Area code | 815 |
| GNIS feature ID | 407857 |
Eleroy is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois. The population was 85 at the 2000 census.
History
Eleroy was founded in 1846. The community was named for E. LeRoy, son of the community's first settler Hiram Jones.
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eleroy, Illinois
- ↑ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 43.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 116.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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