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Welcome to Eagle Point ...

Eagle Point is located in Ogle County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for Eagle Point: Eagle Pt.

Eagle Point is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Eagle Point: (815) and (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Eagle Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Eagle Point - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle Point.

Communities near Eagle Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eagle Point.

  • Dixon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sterling
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rock Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Morrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <5>
  • Oregon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mount Morris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Polo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carroll
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Forreston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Lanark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Eagle Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eagle Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eagle Point. 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 Eagle Point.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Point ...

Looking for more information about Eagle Point? 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 Eagle Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eagle Point.

Adding Eagle Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eagle Point 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 Eagle Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Eagle Point post office opened in 1848.

We also found Eagle Point in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagle Point.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Point. 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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Ogle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eagle Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (779) is an overlay for area code (815).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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