Daysville is an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. It is located along the Rock River, southeast of Oregon.
Daysville | |
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 Lighthouse United Methodist Church Cemetery | |
  Daysville Location within Ogle County  Daysville Daysville (Illinois) | |
| Coordinates: 41°59′04″N 89°19′06″W / 41.98444°N 89.31833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Ogle |
| Township | Oregon-Nashua |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61061 (Oregon) |
| Area code | 815 |
History
editA 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
edit- ^ "USGS detail on Newtown". Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ "Ogle County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ 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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