Schapville, Illinois

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Schapville, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Schapville
Coordinates: 42°23′49″N90°12′19″W / 42.39694°N 90.20528°W / 42.39694; -90.20528
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jo Daviess
Elevation
846 ft (258 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip
61076
Area codes 815 and 779
GNIS feature ID418074 [1]

Schapville is an unincorporated community located west of Apple Canyon Lake and east of The Galena Territory in Thompson Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. [1]

History

Schapville was named after Anton Schap. He was born John Anton Christian Schap on September 12, 1842, in Oberneubrunn, Hildburghausen, Saxony (modern day Germany). He was the fifth son born to Jacob and Catherine (Witter) Schap. In the spring of 1867, Anton settled with his wife, Marie (Winter), and newborn son in the vicinity of Mill Creek, Thompson Township. Mr. Schap established a blacksmith shop on his farm around which the village grew. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Schapville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Portrait and Biographical album of Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Brothers. 1889. pp. 432–434.
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