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Welcome to Fishhook ...

Fishhook is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fishhook, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

Fishhook is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fishhook: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Fishhook ...

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

Communities near Fishhook ...

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

  • Pittsfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mount Sterling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Barry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Griggsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Payson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Meredosia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Clayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bluffs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Fishhook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fishhook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fishhook ...

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

Adding Fishhook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fishhook 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 (so far) for Fishhook was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishhook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fishhook - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Fishhook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Fishhook 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.