Eleroy, Illinois
Appearance
Eleroy | |
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Coordinates: 42°19′56″N 89°45′39″W / 42.33222°N 89.76083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Stephenson |
Township | Erin |
Area | |
• Total | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
• Land | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 85 |
Postal code | 61027 |
Area code | 815 |
Eleroy is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois. The population was 85 at the 2000 census.
History
[edit]Eleroy was founded in 1846.[1] The community was named for E. LeRoy, son of the community's first settler Hiram Jones.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.