Do you know of Paines Point ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Paines Point. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Paines Point.<1>

Our sources for Paines Point (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Paines Point other than they indicate that Paines Point would be found somewhere in Ogle County, Illinois.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Paines Point ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Paines Point:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Paines Point - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

The FIPS database contains an entry for Paines Point.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 17/57186   (Place Name: Paines Point)

County: Ogle     (FIPS State/County: 17/141)

Class: X3

More Orphans in  Ogle County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Ogle County.