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Welcome to Loose Pulley Junction ...

Loose Pulley Junction is located in Ogle County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Loose Pulley Junction: Loose Pulley Jct. (or less commonly used: Loose Pulley Jctn.)

Loose Pulley Junction is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Loose Pulley Junction: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Loose Pulley Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loose Pulley Junction.

  • Rockford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loves Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Machesney Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rochelle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oregon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Winnebago
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Morris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pecatonica
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Loose Pulley Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loose Pulley Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loose Pulley Junction ...

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Loose Pulley Junction - 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 Loose Pulley Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Loose Pulley Junction 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.