Welcome to Sweet Home ...
So far, we found very little information about Sweet Home. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sweet Home to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sweet Home, please Contact Us.
Sweet Home would have been located within present day Jo Daviess County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sweet Home is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sweet Home was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Sweet Home was located: 815 & 779<4>
Communities Also Named Sweet Home ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Sweet Home - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sweet Home.
Communities near Sweet Home ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sweet Home.
- Galena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <5>
- Lena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
- Darlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <5>
- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
- Shullsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shullsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Argyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Pearl City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Pearl City is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl City <5>
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <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 Sweet Home. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sweet Home.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sweet Home. 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 Sweet Home.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweet Home. See our Newspapers Page for Sweet Home.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jo Daviess County: www.jodaviess.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Sweet Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jo Daviess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sweet Home - 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 Sweet Home area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Sweet Home 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. |
| <6> | 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. |