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Welcome to Little Rock ...

So far, we found very little information about Little Rock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Little Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Little Rock, please Contact Us.

Little Rock would have been located within present day La Salle County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Little Rock is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Little Rock was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Little Rock was located: 815 & 779<4>

Communities Also Named Little Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Little Rock: This one is located in La Salle County and the other is located in Kendall County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 15 communities that are also named Little Rock - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Little Rock ...

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

  • Ottawa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
  • Streator
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Peru is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
  • Mendota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Spring Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Marseilles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • De Pue
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Earlville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Granville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ladd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ladd is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <5>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Little Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Little Rock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Little Rock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.