Almora, Illinois

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Almora, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Almora
Coordinates: 42°03′39″N88°20′10″W / 42.06083°N 88.33611°W / 42.06083; -88.33611
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kane
Township Elgin
Elevation
863 ft (263 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 847 & 224
GNIS feature ID422402 [1]

Almora is an unincorporated community in Kane County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1]

History

Almora had its start in the 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point. [2] A post office called Almora was established in 1885, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910. [3] Although an older source states Almora was named after "a European city", [4] a more recent source proposes the name may be after Almora, in India. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almora, Illinois
  2. 1 2 Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 6. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.
  3. ↑ "Kane County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 36.


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