Do you know of Beacon ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Beacon. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Beacon.<1>

Our sources for Beacon (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Beacon other than they indicate that Beacon would be found somewhere in Ogle County, Illinois.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1868 and closed  in 1875.

Communities Also Named Beacon ...

We found six communities that share the name Beacon.

Within Illinois, the name Beacon is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Butler County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Beacon [Butler County].
  • Iowa
    • Mahaska County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Beacon [Mahaska County].
  • Michigan
    • Marquette County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Beacon [Marquette County].
  • New York
    • Dutchess County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Beacon [Dutchess County].
  • Tennessee
    • Decatur County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Beacon [Decatur County].
  • Texas
    • Falls County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Beacon [Falls County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Beacon ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Beacon:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

More Orphans in  Ogle County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Ogle County.