Council Hill, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
42°29′19″N 90°21′13″W / 42.4886153°N 90.3537384°W / 42.4886153; -90.3537384CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJo DaviessElevation
922 ft (281 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Zip
61017
Area code(s)815, 779GNIS 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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