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Welcome to Rollo ...

Rollo is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rollo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Rollo is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rollo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rollo - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Rollo ...

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

  • De Kalb
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Plano
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Plano is located in Kendall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <3>
  • Rochelle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandwich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mendota
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
    • Mendota is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,904 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendota <3>
  • Sheridan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinckley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Somonauk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Earlville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
    • Earlville is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <3>
  • Waterman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rollo ...

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

Adding Rollo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rollo 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 Rollo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rollo post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rollo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rollo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/