Welcome to Grand Detour ...

Grand Detour is located in Ogle County<1>.

The location of Grand Detour has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Detour, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Grand Detour is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Grand Detour lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Grand Detour: (815) & (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Grand Detour ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand Detour.

Communities near Grand Detour ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grand Detour.

• Dixon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <5>
• Sterling
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <5>
• Rochelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Rochelle is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <5>
• Rock Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
  • Rock Falls is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Falls <5>
• Byron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <5>
• Oregon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>
• Mount Morris
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <5>
• Amboy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
  • Amboy is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <5>
• Polo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
  • Polo is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <5>
• Forreston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
  • Forreston is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grand Detour. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Detour.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grand Detour. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grand Detour.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand Detour. See our Newspapers Page for Grand Detour.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Detour ...

Looking for more information about Grand Detour? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grand Detour, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Detour.

Adding Grand Detour to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grand Detour in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grand Detour was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Grand Detour post office opened in 1838.

We also found Grand Detour in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Detour.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Detour. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ogle County: www.oglecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov