Welcome to Myrtle ...

Myrtle is located in Ogle County<1>.

The location of Myrtle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Myrtle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Myrtle is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Myrtle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Myrtle - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Myrtle ...

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

• Rockford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <5>
• Freeport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
• Byron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <5>
• Oregon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>
• Winnebago
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <5>
• Mount Morris
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <5>
• Davis Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Junction
  • Davis Junction is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis Junction <5>
• Polo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
  • Polo is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <5>
• Pecatonica
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecatonica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecatonica
  • Pecatonica is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecatonica <5>
• Durand
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  • Durand is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <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 Myrtle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Myrtle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Myrtle ...

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

Adding Myrtle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Myrtle post office opened in 1889.

We also found Myrtle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Myrtle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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