Welcome to Council Hill ...
Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Council Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Council Hill is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Council Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Council Hill: 815 & 779<3>
Communities Also Named Council Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Council Hill - it's located in Oklahoma.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Council Hill.
Communities near Council Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Council Hill.
- Dubuque
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Dubuque is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubuque <4>
- Platteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Platteville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
- Darlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Bellevue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
- Cuba City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - East Dubuque
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dubuque
- East Dubuque is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dubuque <4>
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
- Hazel Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Shullsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shullsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
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 Council Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Council Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Council Hill. 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 Council Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Council Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Council Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Council Hill ...
Looking for more information about Council Hill? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Council Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Council Hill.
Adding Council Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Council Hill 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 Council Hill was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Council Hill on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Council Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Council Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jo Daviess County: www.jodaviess.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jo Daviess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Council Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Council Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Council Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |