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Welcome to Fishhook ...Fishhook is located in Pike County<1>. The location of Fishhook has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Fishhook, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1870. Fishhook is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Fishhook lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Fishhook: (217) 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.
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 for Fishhook was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. We also found Fishhook in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishhook. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fishhook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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