Daysville, Illinois

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Daysville
Unincorporated community
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Lighthouse United Methodist Church Cemetery
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Daysville
Location within Ogle County
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Daysville
Daysville (Illinois)
Coordinates: 41°59′04″N89°19′06″W / 41.98444°N 89.31833°W / 41.98444; -89.31833
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Ogle
Township Oregon-Nashua
Elevation
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692 ft (211 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61061 (Oregon)
Area code 815
GNIS feature ID407004 [1]

Daysville is an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. It is located along the Rock River, southeast of Oregon.

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History

A post office was in operation at Daysville from 1839 to 1900. [2] The community bears the name of Colonel Jehiel Day, a local pioneer. [3]

Thomas Wood Stevens (1880-1942), American artist, playwright, and theatre academic, was born in Daysville.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Daysville, Illinois
  2. ↑ "Ogle County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 88. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.
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