Council Hill, Illinois

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Council Hill, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Council Hill
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Council Hill
Coordinates: 42°29′19″N90°21′13″W / 42.4886153°N 90.3537384°W / 42.4886153; -90.3537384
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jo Daviess
Elevation
922 ft (281 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip
61017
Area codes 815, 779
GNIS feature ID422584

Council Hill is an unincorporated community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. [1] Council Hill is a little over 6 miles northeast of the county seat of Galena.

The community was named from a tradition that Native American tribal councils were held near the town site. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Report For Council Hill". USGNIS. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 42.
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